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Originally Posted by mrluky
ive always been 'taught' that its better to downshift rather than break if you need to slow down for, say an off ramp.
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LIke the others have written, you don't want to use your transmission instead of your brakes to slow down. ON the other hand, if you're going down a steep incline, like a mountain highway, you might want to control speed by using downshifting. There, though, the purpose is to keep your brakes from getting too hot. Usually, this isn't an issue, but if someone is really riding the brakes all the way down a long mountain road (and I'm talking about someone overusing the brakes), it could overheat the brakes.