Using cvt tranny to slow down

pcguru2000 · Jun 11, 2009, 10:57 AM

I assume the L gear is suppose to be used in mountain driving. While going down a mountain and using the tranny to slow down, I was smelling a burnt smell. Does this mean the tranny was overheating by using the L gear too much?

Some of you are going to say it's your breaks, the breaks were barely being used.

MasterAK · Jun 11, 2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pcguru2000

I assume the L gear is suppose to be used in mountain driving. While going down a mountain and using the tranny to slow down, I was smelling a burnt smell. Does this mean the tranny was overheating by using the L gear too much?

Some of you are going to say it's your breaks, the breaks were barely being used.

Use them.