Most people with an AT would like more engine braking, not less. It saves wear on your brakes. I believe that this feature is related to what gear you're in, not the RPMs. Why is shifting to neutral less convenient with an AT than with a MT? Larry A.
On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:08 AM, William Seward <trotxart@comcast.net>wrote: > Does anyone know a way to get my '91 automatic Vanagon Carat to > freewheel or coast after letting off the gas pedal, going, say, 60-70 > mph? It seem to do this between 2k and 1k rpm, dropping back to idle > but when reving 3k or more it stays there and acts as a motor brake > when letting off the gas. Shifting to neutral works but =20 > inconvienent. An electric switch controller would work nicely. > > Bill > > > > On Jul 25, 2008, at 5:22 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > |
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