bmms8

i think i found this in the CL forum. some guy posted that when you puch the gas pedal to the floor, then push it a little bit more, it gives you more power. then people said there was a little button. i guess it is on all MB vehciles, i thought it was kind of cool, like turbo boost or something i have a couple of pics


the first pic shows the little button

bmms8

this pic just shows the pedal all the way down, without pressing on the button....

its actually kind of easy to feel it when the car is not started of course

bmms8

the third pic has the button down with the pedal. im sure when you guys do floor it with a lot of force, the buttonwill go down, but it does take quite some force

NitroShredder

I believe it's referred to as the "kickdown" button. It's more of a "tranny" button than a throttle button. The throttle will open based on how much and how quickly you press the pedal. BUT when you click the KICKDOWN button.. the tranny will drop to the LOWEST possible gear it can.. and basically engage a "sport mode" shift pattern (i.e. red line every gear till you let it go).

If you go to pass someone and just "floor it" without pressing the button.. your RPM's will generally jump to 3-4k with a 1 gear drop usually.. with KICKDOWN.. you can drop 2 (sometimes 3?) gears.. and usually the RPM's are over 4.... I've gotten kickdowns where the tranny changed.. and the RPM's went to over 4500rpm .. and then when it upshifts to the next gear hold on...

Peter

bmms8

ahh, thanks for the clearup, i think its a good idea to have

kaneman

That would be the kickdown switch to tell the car you want to shift into a lower gear... such switches have been de rigeur on automatic transmission vehicles since the 60's.

tsberkey

That's a neat little trick you got in your sig! I'm a network admin for my school and I am impressed.