Is it bad to engine brake (tiptronic)?

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Originally Posted by jb92563

In the Manual I downshift and engine brake a lot but I'm more worried about distracted drivers rear ending me so I apply a little brake for the tail lights so they get the message that I'm slowing down the Manual I downshift and engine brake a lot but I'm more worried about distracted drivers rear ending me so I apply a little brake for the tail lights so they get the message that I'm slowing down.

Another member posted this elsewhere, very useful for dealing with tailgaters:
Front and Rear Fog Lamps
If you have no manual, you probably don’t know you own these, but you do! Next time you’re in your Boxster at night, turn on the headlights, then pull the knob out once. See the fog lamps light up in the front? Now pull it out a second time. See the additional lights in your tail lamps? You’ll have one or two light up… some people have wired both so it looks uniform. If you only have one light up, nothing is broken… that’s how they do it in Europe.
If BOTH rear fog lights light up, then you have a secret weapon for tailgaters. Much like riding your brake pedal to get them to back off, you can just turn on your headlamps and pull out the knob twice and pop it back in when people are tailgating you and they’ll think you are slamming on the brakes.