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27litres

28th December 2016 10:01 AM

IT - thanks for originally writing this
Johnny - thanks for digging it up.

Did the 'flooring it in Tip' test today - 70kph up a moderate hill 4th gear.
Stayed in 4th and slowly accelerated away...

So I pulled into the servo at the top of the hill and checked the kickdown switch. Turned it clockwise about 1/4 turn for a nice satisfying "click".
Repeated the test and got an immediate downshift from 4th to 2nd and powered away up the next hill.

It's a very satisfying test BTW!

...Own the car for 3 years and still find something new!

IT	28th December 2016 02:55 PM

I never imagined when I wrote this post that it would still be relevant today. I wonder how many D2's went their entire life without ever kicking down. Bit of a shame really, its quite an enhanced sense of urgency when its working right +++

Spanker

29th December 2016 12:50 PM

I tried this on my car the day before yesterday as mine was clicked "off" instead of "on".
I was quite alarmed to see the needle leap into the red almost instantly when the pedal was floored. I'm not the boy-racer type so I don't think I'll be making much use of this but it's a "nice to have" if the situation arises for a quick gettaway :rolleyes:

HPsauce

29th December 2016 12:56 PM

I was pretty sure mine was on already, but as I had to go out and "prepare" for tomorrows meet at The Leopard (top up with Tesco Momentum ;) ) I did a quick test.
Plenty of "urgency" at 90% throttle anyway, but even more with kickdown. :D
I did notice that with cruise control set that seemed to disengage when kickdown was used; is that a feature or an error on my car? :Confused:

Johnmed

1st January 2017 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radman (Post 27187)

Tested my 2006 D3 3.0 tdi yesterday and no kickdown happening. Checked the button and sure enough it was off. Clicked it clockwise as described, looking forward to trying it out tomorrow! I suppose it proves that the standard auto performance is more than adequate if previous owner did not notice in 63000 miles. Thanks for the info.

Jem.

Has anyone else found this to be correct on their D3s?

Great thread BTW+++

paulrstaylor

3rd January 2017 06:46 PM

My D3 was like this - doesn't seem the same on any of the D4's I've driven though +++

barzya8

4th January 2017 01:57 PM

Checked mine today. Switch was on. Massive kick in the back when tested and red lined almost immediately. Happy Days +++:D

Johnmed

4th January 2017 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulrstaylor (Post 122191)

My D3 was like this - doesn't seem the same on any of the D4's I've driven though +++

Just clicked mine clockwise this morning +++ Haven't had a chance or need to floor/roll coal just yet.

47p2	4th January 2017 03:31 PM

Just checked my D3 and the switch was in the off position. Oddly enough I never use the kickdown but I decided to try it yesterday morning and felt the car was slow to respond. Will be interesting to see how it goes now that the switch is on

johnny_quattro

9th January 2017 05:07 PM

What a prophetic statement

Quote:

Originally Posted by IT (Post 121898)

I never imagined when I wrote this post that it would still be relevant today.

It's the gift that keeps on giving... lol

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