Either 90% of you just went "duh" or something is odd with my accelerator.

I recently got past break-in millage on me MINI. I have put my foot on the floor a few times and enjoyed what I thought was WOT but....

Today I was put into a uhhh.. "safety situation" and being a bit miffed about the Cadillac who put me in this "safety situation" I decided to blow past him/her. Being as I was a tad miffed I slammed my foot into the accelerator and felt a click.

With normal pressure I can push the accelerator to the floor but if I push down just a little harder there is definitely a click and it drops just a wee bit more.

Is this new? I've never felt it before or read about it. Is this click really the overboost button?

I forgot to mention.. when I got home from my "safety situation" I noticed that my first oil change is now scheduled at 14000 miles and not 15000 when I had started the journey.

 

Your car has an automatic transmission, right? It is the kick-down button. When the driver presses the gas pedal to the floor the auto tranny downshifts to give the car more acceleration.

 

ahhhh ok that makes sense

I've already paddle shifted well before pressing on the gas so I've never felt it shift at that point.

 

So on the manual what happens when you push it all the way to the floor? No click?

 

nope