Do all Auto's have a kick down?

[JonX2C]

So from my understanding all autos have a kick down button behind the accelerator.

howvwer i test drove 2 FJ cruisers this week and one seemed to not have a kick down.

i would plant my foot, it would rev to 7k and change gear, it didnt drop a gear, and i couldnt even feel a kick down behind the accelerator.

O test drove another one a few days before and im certain there was a kick down.

Any ideas or thoughts??

[*Al*]

There's no kick down button as such, just the throttle response to the gearbox. Maybe i'm wrong?

[Ari]

What's an F J Cruiser?

[JonX2C]

A toyota FJ cruiser

its a 4x4.

Try google.

[snapdragon69]

I think it is just a vitualised button to give the feel, they are just using throttle position message from engine ECU sending message to powertrain ECU. Was it an automatic or automated manual? All cars I have driven have had a kickdown apart from Mercedes automated manual.

[JonX2C]

*Al* said:

There's no kick down button as such, just the throttle response to the gearbox. Maybe i'm wrong?

under my GTI i have a kick down button.

You kick the pedal down and it clicks something somewhere!!!

[JonX2C]

snapdragon69 said:

I think it is just a vitualised button to give the feel, they are just using throttle position message from engine ECU sending message to powertrain ECU. Was it an automatic or automated manual? All cars I have driven have had a kickdown apart from Mercedes automated manual.

Its an auto.

I believe they only come in Auto only, with all the 4 wheel drive gear box also.

But this was just in town driving, using normal gear box.

[fatboy b]

*Al* said:

There's no kick down button as such, just the throttle response to the gearbox. Maybe i'm wrong?

The autos of days gone by had a button. Now things are ecu-controlled, they are generally no more.

[jon-]

I'm pretty sure the SMG box in my M3 has a kickdown button

[Pablo68]

My DSG has a kickdown. If I simply push the pedal all the way down it accelerates, however pushing a bit harder there is a definite click and it changes down a gear.

Of course if I put it in Sport and boot it it changes down anyway.

[V8Wagon]

My old S6 Audi had one.....and boy you knew it if you floored it. My current Accord doesn't have one.

[JonX2C]

Does anyone have experience with this with an FJ cruiser.

I know a few owners are on here, but they dont really sell them in the UK

[Rarefied Brains]

fatboy b said:

The autos of days gone by had a button. Now things are ecu-controlled, they are generally no more.

My '04 Merc has one. Pretty sure the ECU is in control.

[Snowboy]

My 135i had one.
If you floored it to the button it might drop a gear depending on the current speed/reves.
But if you pushed onto the button it would drop a gear or two and go into flat out acceleration mode.

Maybe not a button, maybe just a change of pressure on the pedal; but you get the idea.

[The Moose]

JonX2C said:

Does anyone have experience with this with an FJ cruiser.

I know a few owners are on here, but they dont really sell them in the UK

Looked at buying one in the US.

Great cars IMHO

[littlebasher]

Anything with a CVT won't have one

[g3org3y]

The 80-90s BMs I've driven had a button under the accelerator for kick down.

[Hudson]

My 525 had one, it actually made the car slower (knackered turbo + high revs in a diesel = no go)

[R12HCO]

Hudson said:

My 525 had one, it actually made the car slower (knackered turbo + high revs in a diesel = no go)

I thought this in a friends C220 cdi Coupe.

Your pressing on and its accelerating quite well. You then put your foot to the floor and it drops down a cog and revs to 4.5k which makes it stop accelerating whilst it fumbles about trying to go up a gear again which it has already come from. Pointless.

[ModernAndy]

JonX2C said:

Does anyone have experience with this with an FJ cruiser.

I know a few owners are on here, but they dont really sell them in the UK

I off-road in one when I get the chance and hadn't really thought about kickdown, it just does it. Shouldn't be a problem on any of them as they all have the same engine and gearbox regardless of spec iirc. The gearbox reacts pretty quickly to a request for more shove in ours.