Hill Descent Mode.

[ecodoc]

Anyone else find the `B` setting good for going smoothly down steep hills around town?? B)

Particularly good in view of the icey weather.

AND it tops your Battery up nicely :hokus-pokus:

[Braindead]

I use it quite a bit pottering round the Peak District. Interestingly, when the Battery gets 100% full, the noise seems to increase as though it's using the engine for braking. Who knows?

[posing]

Anyone else find the `B` setting good for going smoothly down steep hills around town?? B)

Particularly good in view of the icey weather.

AND it tops your battery up nicely :hokus-pokus:

Using the B setting uses up the Battery and not top it up I believe.

[rickers]

Form my experisnce the 'D' setting recharges the Battery, and creates a bit of braking drag due to alternator resistance.

Changing to 'B' adds the engine for braking as well till the Battery is full. I would expect the alternator to cut out then to avoid overcharging.

Not sure why it makes more noise thereafter.

rickers

[KMO]

It makes more noise because it's creating more engine braking to replace the missing alternator resistance.

[Braindead]

It makes more noise because it's creating more engine braking to replace the missing alternator resistance.

That's the conclusion I'd come to also.