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| RogB Member Since: 16 Dec 2014 Location: Mansfield Posts: 3880   
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I believe all auto boxes kick down, a way to lessen it is maybe to gently accelerate but you will probably still get the kick down at some point |
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15th Jul 2019 12:59 pm |
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| JulesK Member Since: 07 Dec 2014 Location: Ceredigion. Posts: 1664  
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Hope you don't mind me asking but.... Kick down ??? If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.
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15th Jul 2019 1:56 pm |
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| seagull1 Member Since: 23 Jan 2011 Location: Loughborough Posts: 327  
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It's when an auto gearbox changes down when accelerating.
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15th Jul 2019 3:23 pm |
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| JulesK Member Since: 07 Dec 2014 Location: Ceredigion. Posts: 1664
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Thank you |
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15th Jul 2019 3:24 pm |
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| SYFL2 Member Since: 16 Jun 2012 Location: Sheffield Posts: 2597 
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I always thought kick down was flooring the throttle to get a quick burst of speed by rapid down change. |
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15th Jul 2019 3:24 pm |
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| pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2007 
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Yup. The term dates back to the days when auto boxes typically had only three gears (and thus large steps between them) and much more basic control systems. Cars would have a switch at the limit of the accelerator's travel and activated by firm pressure on the pedal (a kick) which would force the box to change down a gear - to kick down - in situations where it otherwise might not. The idea was that the box wouldn't force a change if one opened the throttle with normal pressure, but would if one kicked it. |
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15th Jul 2019 4:10 pm |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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The only way to get around it is to accel gently, but even sometimes (going uphill or towing) it’s going to happen, shouldn’t be to severe though, if it is a real jolt get the oil level checked in the box. Regards
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15th Jul 2019 4:26 pm |
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| axle Member Since: 11 Sep 2016 Location: South Yorkshire. Posts: 1054
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Or use the manual setting. Common sense isn't very common.
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15th Jul 2019 5:00 pm |
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| IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3156 
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I find that the Auto FL2 changes down too readily when accelerator is pressed. The engine has a lot of torque and could handle quite a decent rate of acceleration at a lower engine speed. Perhaps they should have given us an 'ECO' mode switch.
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15th Jul 2019 10:46 pm |
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| Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1689
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There is a form of kick down adjustment, that is to use the manual mode, the car will stay in the higher gear much longer and only change when the engine can no longer hold speed in cruise control or when the engine will no longer produce the power to accelerate the car reasonably. I used that system towing mainly on the continent as in normal or sport it kicked down on the slightest gradient, it will always kick down, however once kicked down it needs a shift to change up. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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16th Jul 2019 4:08 am |
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| Andy-H Member Since: 07 Jan 2010 Location: Derby Posts: 32 
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I guess the answer is no.
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18th Jul 2019 8:59 am |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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In the old days it used to be via a micro switch under the throttle pedal, with modern technology I assume it is via software either throttle position or engine speed/load. Regards
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18th Jul 2019 10:15 am |
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