Driving an automatic on icy roads and taking off on hills?
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Thanks all you guys for the help. Yes I do have manual mode. Been using it all day now that I figured it out. Like it much better. Thanks a lot.
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220,000lbs 13 axle. Automated manual. Only had to tell it to start in first instead of third. Took a couple days to not reach for the shifter leaving a corner. Disliked that it would grab a gear going uphill and slow down, otherwise it was nice.
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automatics suck in tankers going up hill. The surge and the eager to upshift auto will drag your speed down on a hill terribly while a manual would lose half the speed as the auto. There is a trick one can use in the auto going up a hill to prevent that, but it's a million words to write.
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I have the 12 speed version of the same transmission. 334k miles on it so far with zero complaints. I’ve ran it all over in all weather conditions and I’m still alive to talk about it.Hammer166, BlackjackCo, Accidental Trucker and 1 other person Thank this. -
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