08 4Runner Downshifting Issue

ugadawg95 · 07-31-2009, 05:55 AM

OK, so maybe its not an issue and may be normal. When I start down a hill on a road that is a pretty good grade and I let off of the gas, the 4Runner shifts down into a lower gear automatically. My past vehicles (99 Taco and 99 4Runner) never did this. Is this normal?

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M1911 · 08-03-2009, 08:28 AM

That's normal. Many cars have had it for years. Honda calls their version "grade logic."

ugadawg95 · 08-06-2009, 06:12 AM

Also let me add that it only occurs when I put on the brakes.

M1911 · 08-07-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ugadawg95

Also let me add that it only occurs when I put on the brakes.

Yes. That's normal. If you are going down a hill and start braking, it downshifts to add engine braking. This is designed to help save your brakes on long downhill grades, particularly when towing.

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08-03-2009, 08:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
M1911 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 90	That's normal. Many cars have had it for years. Honda calls their version "grade logic."