Definately dont have a switch under the pedal, but the particular stretch of road forms part of an across the hills typical single lane national limit road, you turn into off a t junction and its progressively up hill for about a mile, nothing major but it only sticks in mind because its does cause the revs to shift and gears to change more than most.
I guess in a manual if it changed that much i'd "know" much clutch is gone which prompted me questions being a newbie to autos
