TrailManor Owner's Forum - View Single Post - Engine compression versus braking downhill

**Cateye** · 05-25-2005, 07:54 AM

Both of my Grand Cherokees ('99 and '05) recommend shifting down when descending hills. In fact, my '05 has a "towing" button which commands the transmission to shift down under these conditions and to not shift into overdrive. It also has a manual shift mode to simplify shifting down to assist braking.

I would recommend that you follow the recommedations in your owners manual and not your brother-in-law.

05-25-2005, 07:54 AM	#3
Cateye Cateye Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Posts: 128	Both of my Grand Cherokees ('99 and '05) recommend shifting down when descending hills. In fact, my '05 has a "towing" button which commands the transmission to shift down under these conditions and to not shift into overdrive. It also has a manual shift mode to simplify shifting down to assist braking. I would recommend that you follow the recommedations in your owners manual and not your brother-in-law. __________________ The Kramers, Grand Junction Colorado 2003 2720SL 1999 Grand Cherokee, 4.7L V8 Quadradrive Factory Towing Pkg.