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Originally Posted by mtngal  I drive on some very hilly roads and I notice that on long, rather steep hills, the tranny shifts effortlessly, as it should. However, on short, steep hills, when going down, the engine revs to just over 3000rpms when I'm only going 35mph. When I brake, briefly, the rpms go up slightly. Then when I am able to accelerate, the rpms go back down to less than 2000. It seems that the transmission doesn't know what it's supposed to do in these short distances. Is this normal or something I should have checked? |
It seems the CVT is programmed to give us some engine braking going downhill in order not to use too much brakes.
That may be the reason if I understand correctly.
If you have the paddle shifters, play with it while downhill to try to figure where you are (go to a higher gear and look if the car moves more freely).