I have just traded in an Auris Hybrid for a new Auris automatic which is not a Hybrid. A retrograde step some might think! On the Hybrid there is a B setting on the gear selector which gave engine braking, e.g. when descending a hill, although it was not very effective. The new auto car does not have a B setting. Instead it has an M setting which I am told can be used for engine braking in conjunction with the + or - paddles attached to the steering wheel. Has anyone got any tips on how these can be used effectively for engine braking? The salesman was fairly dismissive about it saying that this feature was not really needed.
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