Does anyone know much about the kickdown / adaptive gearbox on my w208 clk55 amg?
Basically the adaptive gearbox 'learns' a drivers driving style based on throttle opening speed etc etc, but if the car has been driven in town it will learn to short shift the gears. If i hook my foot under the throttle pedal and press and release the kickdown switch the gearbox alters its driving style without changing speed. ( It seems to alter the program the gearbox is using and starts to hold gears a lot longer)
My question is this:- if a person were to er arrange for the kickdown switch to be permanately depressed would any damage occur to the car. (I realise the fuel consumption would be horrible, but the car would drive with the gearbox in a more agresive mode.