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Originally Posted by Swancoat
Not that I'm doubting it's a kickdown switch, but since it's drive-by-wire, don't you think the computer could handle it on its own?
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I guess it would be to have a physical feel that you've pressed a switch with your foot/accelerator? I can easily tell the difference between pressing the switch down and just resting the accelerator on it in my Supra.
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Even more, why would the auto need that since it has paddles to initiate the shifts yourself?
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IIRC the base model doesn't have paddle-shift?
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Originally Posted by old greg
It isn't a kickdown switch, it's just a throttle stop. Refer to the OP's picture for proof.
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Agreed, now I look at it again
The one in the manual (OP's pic) and the auto posted later are the same.
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Originally Posted by Altezza_86
on a serious note, on most toyotas, they use a "load device" like a throttle position sensor or the mass air flow meter to detect when to shift. and this was a response to snaps comment.
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Supra had both this, and the kickdown switch. As I said in the first part of this post, I think the kickdown switch was a way to communicate to the driver that a switch had been pressed. This would be more noticeable to a person than just reaching a specific throttle point on the accelerator pedal travel.