[W126 Coupe] POWER

Paul Samarin pauls at sbcglobal.net
Tue Aug 30 11:11:02 EDT 2005


So then, is this the same function as the "B gate"?  IOW, does moving 
the shift lever over to the B position simply jump the kickdown switch 
electronically?

Paul

On Aug 30, 2005, at 7:50 AM, Dan Landiss wrote:

>>
> The kickdown switch near the top of the gas pedal has two wires going 
> to it. They may be under the carpet. Peel away a little of the 
> insulation from each and solder one wire from the switch to each.
>
>> It sounds like you would get a spring return switch with two wires 
>> each connected to some pin/leg on the kickdown button under the gas 
>> pedal.
>>
> Exactly. Were it not for the aesthetics, a doorbell button would be 
> fine.
>



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