Newb question about ECT

That's because the second gen didn't need it. The 3rd gen is always trying into shift to 6th gear at 20 mph.

 

That is funny!

But, there is S-drive...and that's the limiter effect. lol

 

another newb question can you select it while driving down the street?

 

Hell to the yeah you can

 

Buahahaha!

All these questions...

I usually engage it at slower speeds...but that's me.

When's the best time to engage S-Drive? lol

 

It is okay to leave it in S4 at a stoplight as the truck will upshift from gears 1 through 4 normally (it is limited to 4th gear). I would hesitate to shift to S4 above 65mph as the rpms might shoot up drastically. I have passed slower vehicles in S4 towing a trailer at 75+ which may not be safe but does not seem to hurt the truck until you crash.

 

Yeah,

I'm normally not in S-Drive on the highway/freeway...I keep it in "D" w/ECT engaged & DRCC set to one bar & LDA on. (Cruise Control allows me to functional test aftermarket grill)

I've learned that keeping DRCC at 3 bars encourages drivers to get in front of me (because there is considerable distance) which then causes sudden braking.

Sooooo, keeping the sensor at 1 bar keeps me closer to vehicle in front of me and prevents over-takers from cutting in front of me.

DRCC = Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
LDA = Lane Departure Alert

 

This generation ECT PWR button is the "teenager" button for telling the transmission to buzz around in a lower gear for no good reason.

 

Only on Taco Tuesdays.

 

I have turned the ECT button on at 75 mph with no ill effects.

 

Oh, Heck Yeah!!!

 

The cutoff is 87 MPH. If you hit the button at 88 MPH you will go back to 1955…..

 

haha bunch of smart azz's

 

ECT - Electronically Controlled Transmission. Isn’t A/T already “electronically controlled “??? Just sayin’…

 

It doesn't hurt anything, i do it all the time.
@75mph going from drive to S-mode the default 4th gear puts the RPMs around 3500.

 

So try the opposite, cruise along at about 40 with ECT on and then turn it off. Feels like you just popped a parachute off the back, LOL

 

so after reading all these posts i decided to turn off the ECT while driving on a long straight road. Since i have ECT on at start when i reached down to turn it off i pushed the start button, muscle memory, LOL

 

ECT button should be pushed only when you want a more normal response like an actual truck instead of a squishy throttle lugging the engine in a higher gear for supposed “economy”.