How to apply engine brake to an a/t car?

[Bevegay]

Mga Bro,

Just wondering kung pano ko mag engine break sa a/t na car...kasi all the cars that I have tried is manuall tranny....eh im buying an a/t na, natry ko na rin ang matic going up in baguio, climbing up no problem but going down preno ko ng preno ayun nasunog ang lining. Plz help

Sorry kung di para sa thread na ito ang quextion ko!TIA

[EVO-V]

AT cars have D, D2, D1 and some even D3.

Putting it at a lower D mode limits the upshift of the transmission.

D1 will keep you on first gear, D2 on second, D3 on third...so on and so forth.

Tiptronic type AT transmissions with manual overrides likewise allow you to do the same.

[Bevegay]

So I have to use the lowest DRIVE pla to feel the engine braking. Any other way?Tnx!

[alwayz_yummy]

un lang talaga..its just like in your manal tranny...

when you put in L or 1 or D1 or manual mode in 1-->1st gear in your manual
when you put in 2 or D2 or manual mode in 2-->2nd gear in your manual
when you put in D, turn off the overdrive or D3 or manual mode in 3-->3rd gear in your manual, etc

un ung common sa lahat ng tranny, ang difference lang is ung iba my D3, and manual mode...pero pag D(with Overdrive on) all gears will go..

pag electronically-controlled a/t, may grade-logic systems, di mo na ganu kailang ishift pa ung lever...ung iba may "hold" button..i-on mo un, they say it hold the gear position where it was pushed (without letting a downshift on the tranny)

[impulzz]

sa invecs ng mitsu may grade logic if it senses that ur going downhill and your stepping on the brakes often it will downshift to a lower gear... pero kung downhill ka at di ka umaapak sa preno stay sya sa gear na gamit nya or kung ano lang yung tama for your speed... ganun yung lancer pizza ko dati...
the tranny even learns your driving pattern for optimum shifting...

[umzzzzz]

may question ako regarding this. yes, the owner's manual of my a/t suggests the same method which is shifting to a lower gear when going downhill to apply engine braking... so yun, ginagawa ko naman yun. ang problema is, parang hindi sya bumabagal. hindi rin tumataas yung rpm ng car after shifting from "D4" to the "2" position. feeling ko nga lalo pang bumibilis. please enlighten me on this. TIA.

[nugundam93]

turn the O/D off as well. if you have L gear, use it instead of 2.

[umzzzzz]

sir nugundam93, sorry i forgot to mention...my ride (actually, my mom's...yaw ko ng matic! nakakabobo...) is a honda city LXi 2000. yung mejo EK pa ang itsura. hindi sya equipped ng O/D or L. 2 ang lowest gear nya...paano kaya yun? ok lang ba na puro brake lang? mukhang magastos nga sa lining kung ganun lang ng ganun. sinubukan kong hindi mag apply ng brakes, muntik na ako bumangga.

[nugundam93]

ahhh, wala pala siyang o/d? Hmmmm...

[Bravoexo]

Sa Mazda3, just put it in activematic mode... if you were in 1st gear, when you go down without stepping on the gas and brakes, di ka lalampas sa 20kph, 2nd gear naman 40kph...3rd...60kph and so on....

[caloyski5]

i use the HOLD button..

[Autobeat]

may question ako regarding this. yes, the owner's manual of my a/t suggests the same method which is shifting to a lower gear when going downhill to apply engine braking... so yun, ginagawa ko naman yun. ang problema is, parang hindi sya bumabagal. hindi rin tumataas yung rpm ng car after shifting from "D4" to the "2" position. feeling ko nga lalo pang bumibilis. please enlighten me on this. TIA.

Some matics to protect the transmission will not shift to lower gears even if you shift the transmission to D3/D2/2/L, if the car is already at a high speed/high rpm at the D4 setting. Not so sure lang sa city lxi. Try slowing down first or even stopping then shifting to the low gear. The lower gears should now engage and would keep you at a low speed even without using breaks. If your ride's lowest matic gear is D2/2, it maybe a lil fast pa rin though for some portions of downhill Baguio.

[gambit5]

problem with a/t is u hv to be on full stop before shifting to lower gear and then hv to stop again if u want to go back to normal DRIVE....

[caloyski5]

problem with a/t is u hv to be on full stop before shifting to lower gear and then hv to stop again if u want to go back to normal DRIVE....

depends. alam ko may max speed e..minsan kasi nashi-shift ko accidentally pababa while moving. wala naman problema

[theveed]

gambit: as long as you're within the speed range of the lower gear, there's no need to stop. My AT allows downshifting manually using the lever to "2" as long as you don't exceed 60+ I think... Basta if you're at a speed that the lower gear can't sustain, the shifter will not move.

[basti08]

on my Mazda 626 AT.

OD on (Hold "off")
L- 1st- 2nd gear only
2- 1st-2nd-3rd gear only
D- 1st-4th gear is permitted

OD off (Hold "on")

L-1st gear only
2- 1st-2nd gear only
D- 1st-3rd gear only

driving downhill on kenon, you turn off the OVERDRIVE and can put your lever in "D" thus it is locked at 3rd (max) when negotiating a curve gently tap your brakes and put the lever in "2" or "S"...it will make you engine brake and your rev will noticeably rise.
dont ever put your lever in "L" anymore even from "2" as it may over rev your engine. i know someone who did this with a Camry GXE and he spent around 250K for repairs of a bogged down engine.

to umzzzzz, i was surprised ganyan pala matic ng City TypeZ

[alwayz_yummy]

problem with a/t is u hv to be on full stop before shifting to lower gear and then hv to stop again if u want to go back to normal DRIVE....

just like in any manual tranny too..depends if you need to full stop when shifting to 1st gear....parang di namang tama, kahit anung tranny, pag nakarecta na, e kambyo mo sa primera, e di giniba mo tranny and engine mo...


kung shifting to 4L (four-low) talagang kelangan mo full stop yan...mapa m/t or a/t man yan..

[umzzzzz]

to umzzzzz, i was surprised ganyan pala matic ng City TypeZ

it is our first a/t. kaya nga nagulat yung mga friends ko na naka a/t na rolla. bakit daw iba ang labels ng lever at walang o/d. any suggestions mga gurus?