Cool feature with Cruise Control
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From: Portland, OR
2001 CLK320
Cool feature with Cruise Control
On a long trip consisting of SF <-> Portland and back:
when you have the cruise engaged and start to go down a grade, the cc system senses the increase in speed and will downshift the transmission to a lower gear to provide compression braking to maintain your speed...
When the road levels out, it will go back to top gear (5th) and maintain speed without missing a beat.
Someone at DBAG really thought that one out! Never had seen this before with my other cars.
(PS: I intentionally used DBAG instead of DC, I'm trying to block out the memory of the insidious Chrysler parasite)
when you have the cruise engaged and start to go down a grade, the cc system senses the increase in speed and will downshift the transmission to a lower gear to provide compression braking to maintain your speed...
When the road levels out, it will go back to top gear (5th) and maintain speed without missing a beat.
Someone at DBAG really thought that one out! Never had seen this before with my other cars.
(PS: I intentionally used DBAG instead of DC, I'm trying to block out the memory of the insidious Chrysler parasite)
