Sentences with phrase «brake during a descent»
This takes advantage of engine braking to help prevent unwanted acceleration and can help reduce the need to brake during a descent.
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The Brembo brakes bite a bit too aggressively at low speed, but they are strong and fade - free during long descents.
We can't deny the effectiveness of the Torsen differential - equipped, manually shifted full - time transfer case, the Active TRAC traction control system that applies the vehicle's brakes individually to modulate power to the tires with traction, and the ABS that also functions as a Downhill Assist Control (DAC) to squeeze the brakes for you during off - road descent without locking up a tire.
That's thanks to its all - wheel drivetrain, along with smart drive features like hill - descent control, which modulates brakes during steep declines, and X-Mode, delivering low - speed traction control on which you can depend.
This reduces the number of brake applies for the driver to brake during a hill descent.
The shift schedule is then adjusted - during ascents to hold the transmission in lower gears to boost climbing power, and during descents to provide greater engine braking.