04-24-2023, 06:46 AM
Hi Everyone! Very new and trying to not bother everyone with too many questions but I have one that involves safety and I haven't been able to find an answer despite searching at length, so here goes.
We are the current caretakers of 1244 (2008 - C15/ZF12) and tow a Jeep Gladiator (BlueOx/Air Force). We will be taking our first trip that involves mountain passes in the near future and I would like to better understand the interaction between the cruise control, the transmission, and the brakes based on our setup. Specifically, if I set the cruise at 60 and have the jake brakes engaged (high setting), on descent should I expect the cruise to cause the transmission to downshift to keep me near the set speed or do I need to manually downshift to match the retardation of the jake to the slope of the descent?
Thanks in advance for any answers.
Best regards,
db
We are the current caretakers of 1244 (2008 - C15/ZF12) and tow a Jeep Gladiator (BlueOx/Air Force). We will be taking our first trip that involves mountain passes in the near future and I would like to better understand the interaction between the cruise control, the transmission, and the brakes based on our setup. Specifically, if I set the cruise at 60 and have the jake brakes engaged (high setting), on descent should I expect the cruise to cause the transmission to downshift to keep me near the set speed or do I need to manually downshift to match the retardation of the jake to the slope of the descent?
Thanks in advance for any answers.
Best regards,
db