2007 Chevy Avalanche running in lower gear

2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE
53,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JACKMORGAN
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I travel in the mountains with some steep grades(6-8%) Rather than ride my brakes , I usually shift down to 3rd or 2nd toslow the vehicle on some of the longer grades. Is this the wrong thing to do. Does this harm the transmission? I do have a trans temp guage and haven't noticed any big changes?
Nov 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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What you are doing is fine. It shouldn't hurt the trans.
Dec 6, 2009 at 8:05 PM
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