Tips on driving a automatic

Type of truck? 2 peddle or 3? Does it allow you to shift it manually? There is another thread that is pretty active that maybe you should go check out the title is something like going from Automatic to 10 speed. They are talking about this same thing. I would certainly look at the owners manual in the truck or get with a web site that tells about that truck, you don't want to cook those brakes on that thing. Good Luck.

 

Will take a bit of practise to get use to. You will find that you will need a bit of accelerator when backing due to the clutch. I always run mine in manual shift and just shift like I do a normal stick. Downgrade slow down and presellect a lower gear. They are not much different than a stick once you get use to them.

 

The OP is using a 2 peddle you can tell by the way he/she says it seems to back up to fast or stop if not enough accelerator pressure., also said was told to use side buttons to shift. Like I said in my post slow down shift down before you hit the grade that is after all way the highways workers put those signs up telling you the grade is up-comming and the grade percentage and usually the distance. Driving is not a race you have time to do things right.

 

backing up is always a little trickier
I suppose I am just used to mine
I keep one foot on the brake as i give it fuel to not roll back

as far as keeping your speed down on mont eagle
I have a jake i turn on put in in manaul 8th gear
and only stab the brakes once or twice all the way down

my auto is an eaton should be same concept with a volvo
go find a transam driver at the petro show him your nails flirt a lil
he will buy you dinner and give you some tips

 

Could just be weak/faulty jakes, assuming nothing wrong with the transmission not holding. Do the jakes not scrub off speed like your old truck under normal braking? Definitely worth having the truck checked out. It wasn't an automatic, but Monteagle in the 05 Century I just traded off was a 10 speed, and 5th gear (highest low-side gear) was needed to control it under max load. Current truck with everything working right goes down that hill safely 2-3 gears higher.

 

Had a 2012 Cascadia with the DD15 and 10spd Auto and it did fine in 7-8 coming down Monteagle Heavy.

 

Are you driving a Freightliner with a Mercedes engine?