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Offline pumaboat

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Kickdown switch on manual?
« on: 31 July 2011, 18:37 »
My 59plate manual GTI seems to have an odd "feature" on the the accelerator pedal. On Pressing it 95% down there is an obvious switch like feeling under foot when pressing the further 5%. It feels identical to a old school automatic gearbox kickdown switch which I find odd given the car is manual (obviously nothing is happening in terms or gear or performance).  I guess the unit could be standard across the model.....but does seems a bit odd and would be interested to hear if normal on other folks three pedal cars  :wink:

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Offline Exonian

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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #1 on: 31 July 2011, 19:25 »
You needed to press my pedal down 95% before anything happened. So I added something to help it along a little.
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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #2 on: 31 July 2011, 21:15 »
Ive never noticed a switch type step in the pedal responce on mine.
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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #3 on: 31 July 2011, 22:05 »
Nor mine, pedal feels smooth all the way to the floor :evil:
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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #4 on: 06 August 2011, 16:59 »
cheers for the replies folks, I've pasted a video below for those interested, seems very odd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLlgcPmNnc

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Lee
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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #5 on: 06 August 2011, 18:25 »
That looks like a faulty pedal to me, mine doesn't do that. :huh:
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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #6 on: 06 August 2011, 19:02 »
Quote from: pumaboat on 06 August 2011, 16:59
cheers for the replies folks, I've pasted a video below for those interested, seems very odd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLlgcPmNnc

cheers

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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #7 on: 06 August 2011, 19:46 »
My pedal does not do that either. Is it just the metal bit moving?  Does it move at the bottom as it sounds like it maybe a bad fit and moving in its plastic mountings?
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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #8 on: 06 August 2011, 22:38 »
Looks like a faulty pedal there as mine definitely does NOT do that.
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Re: Kickdown switch on manual?
« Reply #9 on: 06 August 2011, 22:57 »
i don't ever remember mine doing this either (mine is a manual too) although to be honest i hardly floor it that often.
am i right in thinking that the pedal is actually electronically controlling the engine revs and it is not physically connected to the engine?
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