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      03-04-2010, 06:36 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by hmi1750 View Post
I find, regardless of the kickdown pressure point, if i press the accelerator firmly and fast then the car will still kickdown.
We have two different actions which can instigate a change down. Our typical kick-down command and...

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Kick-fast
If the accelerator pedal is depressed rapidly, the shift program is changed accordingly. This is achieved by the detected accelerator-pedal value being compared with threshold values in the EGS control unit.
So yes you can get a change down by the speed of pedal movement.

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