Accelerator Pedal Query

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wabbit1
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Accelerator Pedal Query

Post by wabbit1 »

Evening folks,

Just had a wee blast in the other half’s Polo SE.

When pressing the accelerator it goes all the way down then there’s a “click” and it goes a bit further. Any ideas on what this is?

TIA :wink:

W
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Re: Accelerator Pedal Query

Post by monkeyhanger »

wabbit1 wrote: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:38 pm Evening folks,

Just had a wee blast in the other half’s Polo SE.

When pressing the accelerator it goes all the way down then there’s a “click” and it goes a bit further. Any ideas on what this is?

TIA :wink:

W
It acts like a "kickdown" button you see on traditional autos, but it also has another purpose for both manual and auto. If you're pootling along in eco mode with a dulled throttle response and you need the full-on power your car can offer in an instant, you floor it and that clicky bit of travel overrides the throttle dulling mode you may be in.
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Re: Accelerator Pedal Query

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Also, if you have the speed limiter on, clicking further disengages it and does full acceleration
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