Let me guess - you don't make a habit of pulling into a snow covered lot and just setting the brakes, rather than waiting a few minutes and them moving a foot or so, repeating as necessary until the tires cool a bit. I also would be that you do not set the trailer brakes when there is snow/water that can run down on them. Some guys talk about dragging with the trailer brakes on a bit to dry them out before parking, but I always had better luck just trying not to use them much and leaving them released when parking, assuming it was reasonably flat.
Driving an automatic on icy roads and taking off on hills?
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I have 12 speed in Cascadia,,only use manual on bush roads to avoid using brakes..never used manual mode on the highway regardless of ice or snow. The 12 speed is very impressive pulling steep grades even when snow covered…it shifts fast enough which was not the case with the earlier 13 speed autos.
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They also suck terribly bad when getting offroad. But maybe that's just splitting hairs since most aren't going to find themselves in places I used to go .
There's nothing better then banging thru the gears pulling a mountain pass -
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Well the icy roads are beginning for me lol. Nothing too bad yet.
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