Hill descent control - how to use?

Can't find any mention of it in the manual. I have noticed that on occasion when going down hill the taco will automatically engine brake. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to when it decides to do this and on really steep hills where it would be useful I can't figure out how to engage it.

 

It probably downshifts because you have cruise control on.

 

Have yet to even use cruise control. Have only put about 1K miles on her so far.

 

That's the only time I've noticed it downshift going down a hill. You are talking about on the street right?

 

yes

 

um, step -1, shift into 4Lo
Step 0 enable crawl control

then follow instructions above...

 

Mine does it too at highway speeds, not in cruise control and I don't have crawl control.

 

So when it engine breaks on a hill in 2wd Its just the transmission doing it "because" and the only way to do it on demand is to put it in 4lo and crawl?

 

At highway speeds? I guess I can't count to potato? Didn't think that was a good idea at 50PMH.

 

Sitting here w the manual. What page does it mention hill descent control in 2Wd at speeds over 40MPH? I can read too!

 

Assuming what I'm experiencing is just engine breaking would be nice to figure out how to engage it on demand without throwing my car into 4Lo at highway speeds and destroying some really expensive shit.

 

Will have to play w sport shifting mode I guess to see if I can trick the unpredictable tranny into doing it.

 

If the automatic tranny downshifts going down hill maybe by itself maybe it is because the op has his or her foot on the brake pedal and slowed the car down enough for the tranny ecu to think time for a different gear??

 

I've had it do it while the car is accelerating from gravity w no feet on anything.

 

you could switch to shift mode and shift to lower gear to engine brake

 

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