Hi Trevor. As you say, the switch doesn't have any direct bearing on the bite point but my experience of driving with it both fitted and disconnected is that there has been a definite alteration in both the bite point and the amount of grab it provides. Might be just a one off on my vehicle as I note the pedal rubber is well worn on the left hand edge indicating that the previous owner liked to drive with a foot resting on there. I may just be undoing some of the polish this may have put on the plates.
Technical FIAT Panda clutch switch Euro6
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Technical FIAT Panda clutch switch Euro6
Hi guys, sorry to bring up an old thread but can I ask if anyone knows if this trick also works on the Ford KA. I've recently got a 2014 eu6 KA 1.2 that has this very same pulling off problem. If I let the clutch out before touching the throttle it will take off ok but if I need a quicker getaway or on an incline, if I use some throttle as I lift the clutch it will suddenly rev up high, so you reduce the revs a bit and then it bogs down and kangeroos away. It's bloody annoying.
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I too don't have an issue. I've never really noticed it working and getting in my way.
It's on the Euro6 models yes. Very handy for say reversing uphill as it means not touching the throttle but wholly annoying in normal driving.
I looked at this today as it’s something I really want to do as the extra revs when pulling off is irritating, unfortunately my back is not up to it lol anyone done this is the East Anglia/Norfolk area? Beer money waiting. Thanks.
Worth pointing out that this is also part of the ‘hill hold’ function that keeps the brake applied for a moment, even after you take your foot off the brake pedal, to help with hill starts. If you want to, you can stop the hill holder from functioning by pulling the handbrake on. Then, you can do a ‘conventional’ hill start, and discover how useful hill holder is 
The hill-holder still operates, as the circuit is still connected in the method detailed.
You could of course pull the plug out and drive it around - see if you like it. You'd get the warning light on the dash and then the hill-holder would probably not operate. Perhaps better doing that first, as trying to put the switch back is a faff.
You could of course pull the plug out and drive it around - see if you like it. You'd get the warning light on the dash and then the hill-holder would probably not operate. Perhaps better doing that first, as trying to put the switch back is a faff.
Also used by the stop-start system to restart the car when the clutch is pressed… and in some vehicles by the ABS to detect emergency braking and so turn on the emergency brake assist.
I don't use start/stop but can confirm the City Brake also still works OK with the switch moved (but not disconnected).
Good to hear. By ‘emergency braking’ I mean detecting the brake and clutch both being pressed hard and simultaneously…
