TRANSPORT|land transport|land transport · INDUSTRY|mechanical engineering|mechanical engineering
- cic síos Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- Kickdown
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- kick down | kickdown, kick-down
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- Definition function in a motor vehicle's automatic gearbox that causes an immediate downshift into the correct gear for maximum acceleration when the throttle actuator (e.g. the throttle pedal) is fully open, provided that the road speed is within the speed range of the lower gear Reference "COM-EN, based on:North East London and Essex Group of Advanced Motorists > Home > Driving Information > Automatic Gearboxes. http://www.neleiam.co.uk/Driving_Information/Automatic_Gearboxes/automatic_gearboxes.html [16.5.2013]"
- Comment "Some gearboxes have a ""kick down"" system that also works at part throttle. It is because of the different methods in which gear changes can occur that drivers are sometimes uncertain as to what action they should take to negotiate a hazard in the correct gear."
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- Definition dispositif de rétrogradage mis en oeuvre en écrasant à fond la pédale d'accélérateur, permettant ainsi d'obtenir le maximum d'accélération de la voiture Reference "Glossaire, Florent Arnaud, https://books.google.be/books?id=jTPVAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=%22kick-down+est%22&source=bl&ots=a0-b1i-AFn&sig=Cjv2iYnFnkOn9DeYIz5gVn9kE1s&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=nMb5VOOkCIbGPfbigMgE&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=%22kick-down%20est%22&f=false [6.3.2015]"
- Comment Le kick-down fonctionne uniquement sur les véhicules automatiques.