click at end of throttle pedal?

Drop top e93 · 06-25-2010, 08:33 PM

welll i am sure almost everyone here has pushed the throttle all the way. but when you push it all the way has any 1 ever felt some kind of button in the end? what is that? i heard its some kind of extra boost

Alexander · 06-25-2010, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by blackonblack818

welll i am sure almost everyone here has pushed the throttle all the way. but when you push it all the way has any 1 ever felt some kind of button in the end? what is that? i heard its some kind of extra boost

Lol... Yeah, it's the NOS switch.

No, in automatics it traditionally serves as a downshift "button".

Not sure if it has that function in E90's, but every BMW I've driven (automatic) that's what it does.

Alexander · 06-25-2010, 08:37 PM

Did you ever pass an English class?

Drop top e93 · 06-25-2010, 08:37 PM

lol ..well almost every German car ive drove it has that button i never thought it was a downshift button -_-

JL 325i · 06-25-2010, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Aonarch

Did you ever pass an English class?

haha whats wrong with his engrish?

wwjbd24 · 06-25-2010, 08:41 PM

it puts the car into the optimal gear to go as fast as possible.

read that somewhere on here

cb1111 · 06-25-2010, 08:43 PM

Damn I feel old. I thought everybody knew what a kickdown switch is.

I guess that went out with learning proper English.

VTECaddict · 06-25-2010, 08:43 PM

It's the transmission kickdown/downshift switch. If you hit that, then the transmission will shift to the lowest gear possible at your current speed to give you maximum acceleration. Obviously, it's only on automatics.

Terrance28 · 06-25-2010, 08:46 PM

The extra boost switch lol.

Alexander · 06-25-2010, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JL 325i

haha whats wrong with his engrish?

Yeah... I've never seen a proper post by him.

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Originally Posted by wwjbd24

it puts the car into the optimal gear to go as fast as possible.

read that somewhere on here

Yeah you read my post.

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Originally Posted by cb1111

Damn I feel old. I thought everybody knew what a kickdown switch is.

I guess that went out with learning proper English.

Lol I just forgot the word. Since I drive MT's besides my current 335i, but that's because of a medical issue. Aka getting blown the fuck up twice.

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Originally Posted by VTECaddict

It's the transmission kickdown/downshift switch. If you hit that, then the transmission will shift to the lowest gear possible at your current speed to give you maximum acceleration. Obviously, it's only on automatics.

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Originally Posted by Terrance28

The extra boost switch lol.

I don't reccomend hitting the kickdown switch or else this could happen.

sickem · 06-25-2010, 08:56 PM

oh I thought that was the easy button.

Wake27 · 06-25-2010, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Aonarch

Lol... Yeah, it's the NOS switch.

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Originally Posted by Aonarch

Aka getting blown the fuck up twice.

Marines ftw.

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Originally Posted by sickem

oh I thought that was the easy button.

jopa489 · 06-25-2010, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VTECaddict

It's the transmission kickdown/downshift switch. If you hit that, then the transmission will shift to the lowest gear possible at your current speed to give you maximum acceleration. Obviously, it's only on automatics.

Mercedes mistakenly put the kickdown switch in a batch of manuals a few years back. Pretty funny.

Blacksapphiref06 · 06-25-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Aonarch

I don't reccomend hitting the kickdown switch or else this could happen.

CarForHire · 06-25-2010, 11:21 PM

I disliked it.

hjernazian · 06-26-2010, 11:54 AM

an angry german lady comes out of your glovebox with a cast-iron skillet and hits you over the head for abusing your car. you can attain higher speeds and quicker acceleration if you learn how to smoothly yet firmly ride your gears. you don't have to slam your foot all the way down on the gas pedal to go vroom vroom

Quasimodem · 06-26-2010, 12:07 PM

Water injection?

2 3pair · 06-26-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hjernazian

an angry german lady comes out of your glovebox with a cast-iron skillet and hits you over the head for abusing your car. you can attain higher speeds and quicker acceleration if you learn how to smoothly yet firmly ride your gears. you don't have to slam your foot all the way down on the gas pedal to go vroom vroom

I guess if you have an auto you do, otherwise you won't hit the kickdown switch and it won't downshift to as a low of a gear as it could for more acceleration - right?

granadablanca · 06-26-2010, 12:26 PM

i was under the impression it's more than just a "maximum-possible downshift" button, but it also puts the engine in a closed-loop map full-throttle mode. i.e. anything short of kick-down isn't 100% throttle.

was i mistaken? is it only for downshifting, or is it also required for full throttle?

py335 · 06-26-2010, 02:47 PM

kickdown switch duh! whoever told you that its a kind of 'boost' is correct. it does activate the NOS our cars are equipped with and adds ~20hp

Roleez · 06-26-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by VTECaddict

Obviously, it's only on automatics.

SMG cars also have the kickdown switch; only works in D mode but is disabled when using the paddles to change gears. If you've ever driven a V10 M5 in D mode doing 60 mph and decide to engage kickdown ... wow.

VTECaddict · 06-26-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Roleez

SMG cars also have the kickdown switch; only works in D mode but is disabled when using the paddles to change gears. If you've ever driven a V10 M5 in D mode doing 60 mph and decide to engage kickdown ... wow.

Like I said...automatics.

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