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      10-23-2012, 07:12 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by HighlandPete View Post
Why use kickdown? Just use full throttle and keep the box in full manual mode.

Kickdown is an override, when you need it in an emergency.

I don't see anything wrong here, BMW autos have been like this, even before paddles were added as an option to steptronic.

HighlandPete
Full throttle (pedal to the floor) in manual mode yields a downshift. Nothing wrong it is just a little annoying. When I am in manual mode I want to be locked into the gear I choose. Similar to my manual transmission cars.

What does 'kickdown is an override' mean?
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