Ok, so I'm just a little confused. I've never had an auto before and there is this button under the gas pedal that engages when I floor it. What is it? Is it to switch between economy mode and performance mode or something?

 

its a type of self diognostics like jumping two wires with a papper clip in the old chevys

 

in the FSM it labels it as the Kickdown button...not sure what the means or is lol, but thats what it calls it.

iv been wondering what it does too

 

kickdown is when an auto tranny "kicks down" a gear so you can accelerate faster

 

think of it as downshifting..

you get more power at the lower end of a gear than towards the upper end..


pretty much it's for when you floor it...