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Vibemaster has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Jul 23, 2014 @ 2:30am

Retarder problems.

I have no idea what a retarder is, but all I know it's annoying. Everytime I shut off my trucks engine to get rid of the fatigue, if it's late, then my sat nav displays text saying that the retarder has been turned on and I can use '','' to deactivate it. Using it doesn't work, and when I drive, I can't go faster than 17 Mph, except if I'm going downhill. I looked in the gameplay options, it had an option ''Automatic retarder'', but it wasn't on. So I have no idea what's going on, but I'd like to!

Last edited by Vibemaster; Jul 23, 2014 @ 2:31am

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BCS

Jul 23, 2014 @ 2:57am

A retarder is a brake on trucks are used to slow down the truck, for example, when going downhill. It is an engine brake, if you down a hill should use regular brakes on a truck would burn your brakes in no time. Hope this help you to understand what it does.

Vibemaster has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Jul 23, 2014 @ 3:09am

Then why can I only go about 17 Mph at all times when it's on? And how can I fix it?

BCS

Jul 23, 2014 @ 3:25am

Originally posted by Edward2290:
Then why can I only go about 17 Mph at all times when it's on? And how can I fix it?

how to turn it off and on depends on how you have your setup for how you on your keyboard or what ever you drive with.

You can turn it on and off in your profile in the control setup. So it does not use, or you can choose to use gear boxes in your truck does not have a retarder You can see if your transmission has it by standing an R at the end.

Last edited by BCS; Jul 23, 2014 @ 3:27am

gettsu

Jul 23, 2014 @ 4:00am

Should also note that there are different levels of retardation.... my Volvo has three or four I think. The higher level it's on, the faster it will slow down your truck. If you leave it on and try to accelerate then you won't be going very fast (as you found out), since your engine is being limited by the retarder.

Look in the game options under keyboard controls to see what keys you should press to enable/disable it. You may need to press the disable key a few times to completely turn it off if it was on all the way.

In some cockpits when you turn it on you can see the lever move beside the steering wheel as it changes level, just like the windshield wiper lever in a car. In others I think it's just a knob on the dash and harder to spot.

Hydra_360ci has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Jul 23, 2014 @ 11:14am

You probably have the retarder Alternative Bound to the parking brake or on/off button, or the rest button, and whenever you push the button the retarder activates, too.

The retarder is a lever type function. The longer you hold the key down the more the lever activates. The game has another key binding that works in reverse, until the lever is to the off position. You'll need to check your key bindings to see what your keys are set to.

As to what it does, it does the same thing as an exhaust brake. And it's pretty much useless in this game since this game has no real grades in it (the time acceleration roads are a factor as well, in Real Life you actually drive in straight lines for longer than 5 seconds at a time; sometimes even hours at a time....)The retarder would be most useful for going down Steep Grades, since you wouldn't have to hold it down, like you have to do with the exhaust brake. Also, the engine doesn't die/stall out with the Retarder, when the RPM's get too low.

You can avoid the retarder altogether by downgrading the transmission. or never upgrading to a trans that has a -R at the end of it. Cheaper, too...

Last edited by Hydra_360ci; Jul 23, 2014 @ 11:30am