Downhill Downshifting - Toyota Yaris Forums

YarisSedan · 05-13-2009, 07:54 PM

I always thought u were supose to purposely downshift the car to like second gear while going downhill. Instead of using your brakes. And just use the engine and transmission to slow the car down. If you are in a higher gear and constantly braking you are going to severely warp your rotors and cause brake fade. Cause your brake fluid to boil in the master cylinder and in rare cases crack your rotors.

Just shift down to a lower gear and use brakes as minimal as possible.

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05-13-2009, 07:54 PM	#8
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	I always thought u were supose to purposely downshift the car to like second gear while going downhill. Instead of using your brakes. And just use the engine and transmission to slow the car down. If you are in a higher gear and constantly braking you are going to severely warp your rotors and cause brake fade. Cause your brake fluid to boil in the master cylinder and in rare cases crack your rotors. Just shift down to a lower gear and use brakes as minimal as possible.