Off road automatic…..manual mode or let truck decide

[TTU03]

What’s the best practice for slow speed off road trails. Let the transmission decide the gear or manually select?

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[DylanM]

Yes. It depends on the immediate situation at hand. Sometimes manual mode is better, other times leaving it in auto is preferred.

 

[Rusty PW]

Yes. It depends on the immediate situation at hand. Sometimes manual mode is better, other times leaving it in auto is preferred.

Agree.

 

[Gvsukids]

What’s the best practice for slow speed off road trails. Let the transmission decide the gear or manually select?

Manual mode is helpful for descending without using brakes. Really shines in 4lo.

 

[ScottBeach]

Assuming 4h. I let the auto handle it. Never felt I was in the wrong gear. 4L shift gear for crawl speed selection.

 

[WILDHOBO]

For me it depends on the part of the trail. Faster sections between major obstacles I almost always use manual. But with 5.13s on a rubicon, 8th gear is about 10mph. But steep climbs, technical rock crawling, or large shelves and I always put it back in auto. The Jeep tends to hold 1st on steep stuff, especially using off road plus mode. The combination provides exceptional speed control with near zero backslide.

 

[TestMule]

I use both. If I am just traversing a flat area I am in Auto. If I am climbing a steep grade I use manual to keep the RPMs where I want them for crawling.

 

[Alan SOBX]

I drive a lot on sand. Beaches Have different speed limits. When I am on my home beach and the sand is deep, 20 mph puts me at too high an RPM so I go manual then. I pretty much leave it in automatic until there is a shifting issue though.

 

[Geoarch]

What’s the best practice for slow speed off road trails. Let the transmission decide the gear or manually select?

It depends, but when doing rock work, I almost always manually select.

 

[HYRYSC]

I almost always flip it into manual mode when descending, especially in a group. I just feel that I have that much more control without having to constantly ride the brakes.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I almost always flip it into manual mode when descending, especially in a group. I just feel that I have that much more control without having to constantly ride the brakes.

If you have off road plus, it keeps you in 1st way longer, so usually I don’t need brakes on reasonable descents.

 

[Artsifrtsi]

Don't forget about Duck Mode... great option for rock gardens

 

[DylanM]

Don't forget about Duck Mode... great option for rock gardens

Funny to know I'm not the only one that calls it that.

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