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Originally Posted by pbodifee
PS Some one suggested not to use cruise control in mountain driving. I found the cruise control very effective on down hill stretches. No braking needed, and obviously almost no fuel consumption!
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On newer BMWs, the cruise control brakes if needed to maintain the speed.
If you want to save your brakes going down the long stretches of Coquihalla, shift down instead. Brake failure or overheating is a major cause of accident on that particular road
As for fuel saving, it's frequent small hills where cruise control doesn't do so well - it will give gas on every small uphill and brake on every small downhill, when you could just crest them on the momentum.