Sorry, Chuck, I now understand.
Over the years I have come across designs in mechanical products which defy
belief. When the F16 was first on sale, the Royal Aus Air Force turned it down
as a fighter as it had only one electical power supply (battery and generator).
By the time I came to fly it there were 7 sources of power, principal and
backup, for the flying controls alone.
My car, as I've said, has braking for downslopes. The braking is regenerative,
so that is a design choice based on saving fuel, but changing down might be
another choice. However, I've noticed that my car changes down when slowing
down -- a little earlier than necessary -- to assist with the slowing process.
It is an adaptive box so I suppose it is now "used" to my driving style.
Chris
On 31 Mar 2013, at 11:19, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I did not make myself very clear. The downshifting I was referring to
> was not to maintain speed when going uphill (they all do that). What I
> meant was downshifting to maintain the set speed when going downhill...
> when simply throttling back is insufficient. I know of no other
> vehicles other than Chrysler products that will do that. It seems very
> strange since the inclusion of such a feature is nothing but a small
> amount of firmware.
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