The Hazards of Coasting in Neutral on a Downhill Slope?
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Coasting in neutral on a downhill slope can damage the transmission. The specific impacts are as follows: 1. Inability to supply oil normally: When an automatic transmission vehicle is shifted into neutral (N) while driving, the oil pump in the automatic transmission will not be able to supply oil normally for lubrication, causing the internal components of the transmission to heat up and leading to complete damage. 2. Increased fuel consumption: Coasting in neutral does not save fuel; sometimes it even consumes more. This is mainly related to the working mode of electronic fuel injection engines. Electronic fuel injection engines can determine the amount of fuel injection based on the computer program. If coasting in neutral is selected, the computer will put the vehicle into idle mode, and the engine will still inject fuel.