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Downhill
Engine braking
When driving steep downhill for a significant amount of time, if you use the brakes a lot then there is a risk you can get "brake fade" where the brakes just stop working.
In places like the Lake District there will be signs that will say to go into a low gear, the reason for this is so that the engine braking takes the braking so that the foot brake is not being used all the time.
In places like the Lake District there will be signs that will say to go into a low gear, the reason for this is so that the engine braking takes the braking so that the foot brake is not being used all the time.
