Automatic Downshifting

[ScottC Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close ScottC]

Is this new feature
Whilst driving around the burbs if I brake whilst going downhill the Auto gearbox automaticly downshifts. Can then lift foot off brake and car will maintain gear until accelerating again. This may be a feature of toyota but having never had one before I think it is very cool. Anyone else experinced this. I have tried t search this but can find no record

[Matt Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt]

Re: Automatic Downshifting

Is this new feature
Whilst driving around the burbs if I brake whilst going downhill the Auto gearbox automaticly downshifts. Can then lift foot off brake and car will maintain gear until accelerating again. This may be a feature of toyota but having never had one before I think it is very cool. Anyone else experinced this. I have tried t search this but can find no record

yup.. the petrol owners have been enjoying this since we got the 5 speed auto back in august 04.

[McBAIN Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close McBAIN]

i had that happen in a hire car once, was a aurion i think and i had the cruise set, went up over a hill and coming down the other side it automatically changed down to slow the car back to the cruise speed. was a little freaky but a great feature in any case as i've found that auto's on cruise tend to get away when pointing downhill...

do the new auto prado's have this?

[MTpockets Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close MTpockets]

Thats a pretty cool feature

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Yes very normal.

[Strahan Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Strahan]

Yeppers was going off at the missus about her rough driving till I found about this one.

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A slight touch of the accelerator will fix the problem.

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Re: Automatic Downshifting

Is this new feature
Whilst driving around the burbs if I brake whilst going downhill the Auto gearbox automaticly downshifts. Can then lift foot off brake and car will maintain gear until accelerating again. This may be a feature of toyota but having never had one before I think it is very cool. Anyone else experinced this. I have tried t search this but can find no record

yup.. the petrol owners have been enjoying this since we got the 5 speed auto back in august 04.

I thought I noticed this soon after I bought the car and kept meaning to see if I could find a thread (which I have now). This is a great feature, especially on long hill decents. Seems to change down the second time you apply the brakes?

[MDS69 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close MDS69]

Re: Automatic Downshifting

My '05 RA V6 4 speed auto Rodeo does this as well. Sometimes it's great, other times it is a PITA

[gxl_d4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close gxl_d4d]

Re: Automatic Downshifting

Under what conditions is the transmission supposed to downshift?

Mine dosn't do it consistantly when I touch the brake pedal on a slope. Does the slope have to be a certain grade for this feature to work?

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Re: Automatic Downshifting

Under what conditions is the transmission supposed to downshift?

Mine dosn't do it consistantly when I touch the brake pedal on a slope. Does the slope have to be a certain grade for this feature to work?

You need to be travelling down a hill more than a slope.