The hidden boost button.....
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The hidden boost button.....
Perhaps I just didnt read the manual properly in the first place. Then again, I'd read it twice before.
The manual says that the CVT kickdown feature is activated when you press the accelerator to the floor, past the point of resistance. Well, I didnt realise that they *really* meant resistance. I just pushed it as far as it wanted to go, and assumed that was normal. Like every other auto I've had.
No - there is a spot where if you press *really* hard, it kicks down. That's the point of resistance the manual talks about. Then engine then revs out like crazy, actually kicking down. It's like having a turbo boost - and that matters on the 2.0L (96KW / 200NM). It works in Tiptronic mode too.
So folks, be prepared to *really* push down on that accelerator hard.
The manual says that the CVT kickdown feature is activated when you press the accelerator to the floor, past the point of resistance. Well, I didnt realise that they *really* meant resistance. I just pushed it as far as it wanted to go, and assumed that was normal. Like every other auto I've had.
No - there is a spot where if you press *really* hard, it kicks down. That's the point of resistance the manual talks about. Then engine then revs out like crazy, actually kicking down. It's like having a turbo boost - and that matters on the 2.0L (96KW / 200NM). It works in Tiptronic mode too.
So folks, be prepared to *really* push down on that accelerator hard.
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