Throttle Kickdown Button Behind Gas Pedal
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yeah, it does nothing if you press it without apply the gas.
So, has Lexus integrated the kickdown in the gas pedal on NA models, since you don't have the switch? If not, does it mean that NA models accelerate slower than Euro models? Since vi have this switch?
So, has Lexus integrated the kickdown in the gas pedal on NA models, since you don't have the switch? If not, does it mean that NA models accelerate slower than Euro models? Since vi have this switch?
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Well all it's controlling is the transmission shift pattern (apparently), so as for how the North American ones shift in comparison to the European ones, it would be hard to know without driving both. Perhaps the North American ones are always on a slightly more aggressive shift pattern (or somewhere between the normal/button pressed European one). Definitely hard to know without a direct comparison.
Jeff
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Well all it's controlling is the transmission shift pattern (apparently), so as for how the North American ones shift in comparison to the European ones, it would be hard to know without driving both. Perhaps the North American ones are always on a slightly more aggressive shift pattern (or somewhere between the normal/button pressed European one). Definitely hard to know without a direct comparison.
Jeff
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I understand, I'm just saying I don't know how the North American cars would handle the downshift in comparison to the European ones. It's possible the North American pattern may downshift sooner than a regular European one, but not as quick as a European one with the switch pressed. Or it may downshift just as fast as with the switch pressed, or slower than both. Someone needs to do some testing or something, haha. Maybe the North American ECU's have a kickdown switch input and you could add it, who knows.
I'd look into it, but as I have a manual transmission, no amount of switches will make it downshift any quicker, haha.
Jeff
I'd look into it, but as I have a manual transmission, no amount of switches will make it downshift any quicker, haha.
Jeff
Last edited by Jeff Lange; 02-21-14 at 11:39 AM.
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