JeeperDude

I had an instance two years ago while going down hill over some bolders were I had both feet on the brake pedal. Turned out that I was pressing on both the gas & the brake at the same time, and the harder I pressed the faster I went.
It took about a week for my bruises to go away. The wife was a little upset.

interceptor_1972

I guess I should've been clearer - like toad explained better - on a steep incline going over some serious rocks, where you want to have a steady acceleration but don't want to get the jerky motion from having to get the foot off the gas to hit the brakes, I guess one foot on each pedal can help out.

That's what I was trying to say Thanks for clarifying that

IMFletch

Practice using your right foot on the skinny (gas) pedal and your left foot on the brake. This technique allows you to hold your position while feathering in your acceleration. Use this technique instead of quickly taking your foot off the brake and quickly mashing the accelerator.

If you are holding your position with your foot your left foot on the brake pedal you can slowly increase your RPMs with the accelerator, then release the brake as the Jeep comes under power. This technique allows you to keep from sliding forward or back between the time you shift your foot from the brake to the accelerator.

leolito

Good tips!
Can you rock back and forth moving to D to R like in a manual, or is it better to be "gentle" with the lever ... say your are stuck, what's the proper way to go forward and reverse?

robin

this is good advice!!

Socal Tom

My advice is stay in low range unless you are running fast . The torque convertor generates a lot of heat when its running below stall speed ( usually around 1500 rpm) so if you stay in low range the tranny will stay cooler cause the engine is running above 1500 more often.
Also, don't idle in gear, put it in nuetral or park. What often happens is that folks get backed up at an obstacle, and if you stay idling in gear the tranny gets warm, then when it really has to work at the obstacle it heats up. If you put it in park, the tranny cools down while you are waiting, then the heat created at the obstacle is no biggee. Don't be afraid to manually select gears for the same reasons.
An extra tranny cooler is a very good idea. Low range also helps with downhills.
Tom

AK4Dave

Well......of course being gentle is always a good idea "IF" you don't want to break something. But I have been known to be able to "rock" the jeep with an auto. It's far from doing it with a manual. It's more of a "rhythm" type of thing when you can almost sense when you are about to stop, and when you do, you apply the break and switch into reverse, or visaversa, at almost the same and very quickly, then slightly apply the throttle. Each situation is going to be different, but as you learn how to do it, you will begin to pick up the "rhythm" "somewhat" like you did with a manual. You just have to be real careful as you don't want to put it into reverse or drive with the wheels still going the opposite direction.....not good....

ronjenx

The highlighted part, above, is the thing I don't have down yet, with my automatic. The rhythm with the manual worked well. Shifting the automatic is not as quick.
Your last sentence, above, is what I'm trying to work into said rhythm.

SWRUBI

I'd take the auto at the dragstrip - more consistent times and no missed throws BUT the manual sure is more fun to row through the gears with.

LeftHandRubi

These guys are covering it. Don't be afraid to shift by hand. Two feet (brake and gas) going up steep stuff for better control. Low low down steep stuff. I like having auto. I am not coordinated enough for manual.