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Kick Down Switch

When the throttle pedal is pressed fully to the floor, the kick down switch closes providing a ground signal to the GS 20. The GS 20 recognizes the ground as a request to provide an immediate down shift and to switch to the AGS sport mode shifting program. See Fig 1 .

Fig 1: Locating Kick Down Switch
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