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I have noticed that when I am accelerating rapidly from a stand still or from a constant speed, in either regular or sport mode, but NOT with the pedal all the way to the floor, the engine stays in first gear and does not authomatically shift up to the next gear and I have to ease up on the throttle so the engine doesn't red line.
My questions are:
1. Does this have something to do with the kick-down switch is being engaged or not being engaged, even though I am maybe only pusing the accelerator pedal 3/4 of the way down.
2. Is there somethign wrong with my car?
3. What would be the normal behaviour of the engine if, for example, you "floored it" all the way from a standstill in standard automatic mode (or even sport mode)? Would the engine ultimately just redline all the way, or should there be a safetly mechanish that change up to a higher gears prior to or just after redlining?
I'm a little concerned because I never noticed this behaviour with my 2010 Golf. I seem to remember that the engine would change up a gear even if you gunned it.
Help! Is my car broken?
My questions are:
1. Does this have something to do with the kick-down switch is being engaged or not being engaged, even though I am maybe only pusing the accelerator pedal 3/4 of the way down.
2. Is there somethign wrong with my car?
3. What would be the normal behaviour of the engine if, for example, you "floored it" all the way from a standstill in standard automatic mode (or even sport mode)? Would the engine ultimately just redline all the way, or should there be a safetly mechanish that change up to a higher gears prior to or just after redlining?
I'm a little concerned because I never noticed this behaviour with my 2010 Golf. I seem to remember that the engine would change up a gear even if you gunned it.
Help! Is my car broken?