leaving cruise control on?

[mj3610]

Even if they hit the cruise control button, nothing drastic happens. But I prefer to leave it off anyway.

lol exactly, cruise control cancels when u hit the brakes...

[EuroDude]

unless you regularly use the engine to brake

[aaronng]

If you are cruising in 5th or 6th gear, there isn't much engine braking to be had. Anyway, the real way to brake is to use the brakes and leave the car in gear. Not just relying on the compression.

[poid]

if you use the engine to brake you would use the clutch (no one tries to engine brake at cruising RPM surely), which also cancels cruise control.

As for power drain, if leaving your cruise button on causes voltage fluctuations i think you have a bit of a problem with your electrical system

[aaronng]

Do many people do this:
Cruising at 5th or 6th. You want to slow down, so you clutch in, shift to 3rd or 4th, and let out the clutch gradually so that the vehicle speed is slowed down by the wearing of the clutch.

[poid]

i double clutch down the gears in that case to save my clutch from unnecessary wear

[h22a accord]

Do many people do this:
Cruising at 5th or 6th. You want to slow down, so you clutch in, shift to 3rd or 4th, and let out the clutch gradually so that the vehicle speed is slowed down by the wearing of the clutch.

nope, i heel toe to match the revs when using the engine to brake.

[EuroDude]

yeh same here. I try to minimize clutch usage as much as possible.

Although I do engine brake alot since the euro totally cuts off the fuel when you lift off completely, meaning the engine brakes heavier than other cars... plus I use the normal brakes if I need more stopping power, as aaron pointed out.

The fuel cut-off can be a biatch in slow traffic though lol. bunny hops ftw

[aaronng]

Cool... It irritates me to no end when people slowly let the clutch out after downshifting to slow the car down. GRRRRR....