kickdown
Accelerator-triggered gear drop
Kickdown is a feature in automatic transmissions that shifts to a lower gear when you press the accelerator hard, providing extra power for passing or climbing hills.
The term also refers to the act itself: Give it a kickdown to get past this truck.
In some regions, kickdown describes a type of door holder that engages when you kick it down with your foot.
Power flow controller
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- overtakePass while moving faster
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
- pedalFoot-operated lever
automatic · downshift · passing · full-throttle · detent · transmission · accelerator · merging
throttle
Power flow controller
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- overtakePass while moving faster
- gearboxEnclosed system of cogs
pedal · automatic · downshift · passing · full-throttle · detent · transmission · accelerator · merging · highway
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
- linkageConnected system of parts
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- detentMechanism holding position temporarily
valve · actuator · spring · lever · sensor · vacuum · modulator · adjustment · rod · bracket
- automatic transmissionstorque converter, transmission fluid, gear selector, overdrive, neutral
- transmissionbroadcast, broadcasting, transmitter, relay, signal