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Kick-Down, Function - GF27.10-D-2010H

Transmission 722.6 in MODEL 906.111/113/131/133/135/153/155/211/213/231/233/235/253/255/611/613/631/633/635/637/653/655/657/711/713/731/733/735 shown withM272 

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Kickdown, function 

The driver's request for maximum acceleration of the vehicle is fulfilled by the kickdown function.

The kick-down function is activated from a pedal travel at the electronic accelerator > approx. 90 %.

Furthermore the driver can detect an increase in pedal effort at the kick-down point. For this purpose a kick-down simulator is integrated in the electronic accelerator.

The "Kick-down" signal is recorded by the accelerator pedal module, read in by the ME-SFI [ME] control unit (on vehicles with M 272) or by the CDI control unit (N3/20) (on vehicles with OM 642) or by the CDI control unit (N3/21) (on vehicles with OM 646) and passed on via the Controller Area Network bus class C (engine compartment) (CAN-C) to the ETC [EGS] control unit.

Based on this information the ETC [EGS] control unit actuates the solenoid valves so that the upshifts and downshifts take place at increased engine speed in order to achieve the maximum performance.

ETC [EGS] control unit, component description GF27.19-D-4018H