F55/F56 Cruise Control Braking Going Down Hills
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Personally I like it. If I want to reduce the braking on a long downhill like coming out of the mountains I drop down a gear or two and let the engine do some of the braking. On my Suburban, and every other car I've owned with cruise control you can easily end up getting a speeding ticket on a long downhill run. I figure, what's the difference between the car braking or me? Just another thing to keep an eye on. If I accelerate while in cruise I turn it off just in case it tries to apply the brakes. My rear brakes are looking good with over 20K miles on them.
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No, the cruise control just fails to disengage when you push the clutch pedal so that when you downshift, the car still tries to maintain speed. Only car I've driven that does this. It's super dumb.
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But... On the downhill the engine takes over more of the braking vs the brakes handling it alone. I use it a lot coming home from my girlfriends home in the mountains around The Dragon. The LEO's are pretty strict on the 55 mph on the downhill side of Black Mountain. If you want the cruise to cut out all it takes is a flick of your left thumb.
Last edited by vetsvette; 05-10-2017 at 07:27 AM.
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Does the light come on briefly in that case also?
Either way the brakes get used a lot unintentionally. It is a good thing the brakes are covered under the warranty.