Transmission downshifts when braking on hills. Is this a feature that can be "turned off"?

[danewilson77]

Dane, I think it's called... Cruise Control!

Actually I was wondering... when you're doing that and the hill causes the car to go faster than the set speed, does cruise control just reduce throttle or does it actively apply brakes to keep the speed down? In my car I swear it feels like it's applying brakes if the hill is steep enough, but I can't tell for sure.

Right. I thought that was called HDC, because all cars don't do this.

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[Hermes]

Agreed except you don't top off in D. Go through the gears, warm up the tranny to 100 degrees f and top off in P.

I've heard of it being done with both methods, my buddy uses the one in D his personal cars and has had no issues over the years

[az3579]

Right. I thought that was called HDC, because all cars don't do this.

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To quote my earlier post:

The only system that would do that doesn't only apply to hills. It's called adaptive cruise control and works regardless of whether you're on a hill or not. Mainly designed for highway use, it still works at speeds as low as 30.

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