When will you feel the effects of engine braking?

A: When you only use the handbrake

B: When you're in neutral

C: When you change to a lower gear

D: When you change to a higher gear

When you take your foot off the accelerator, engines have a natural resistance to turn, caused mainly by the cylinder compression. Changing to a lower gear requires the engine to turn faster and so it will have greater resistance than when it’s made to tu

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