D or B!

[Neil Ives]

Put simply, the 'D' mode is for normal driving, and 'B' mode should be used when you are going downhill.

Is that a question or a statement?

I use B mode for urban driving because it's the closest I can get to engine braking in my previous manual gearbox cars. I like to look far ahead and coast toward red traffic lights and other obsticles so I can just continue when they clear. I try to minimise braking as much as possible; that practice is more comfortable for the occupants of the car, the car itself and fuel consumption. When I want to use Adaptive Cruise Control, which I do on fast roads, I have to use D. I just switch to B or D as required while I'm moving.

[Kremmen]

Same here, part of my IAM training was to brake to a stop without any recoil. I find it amusing when I see other drivers coming to an abrupt stop and passenger heads nodding to and fro.

[IanG]

I tend to use B mode whilst in town, slow moving traffic and whilst decending hills, replicating engine braking.

[Neil Ives]

Same here, part of my IAM training was to brake to a stop without any recoil. I find it amusing when I see other drivers coming to an abrupt stop and passenger heads nodding to and fro.

My son had car sickness when he was young;  modifying my driving style helped him to travel happily.