An accelerator pedal kickdown switch provided faster passing when needed.

油门踏板降档开关在需要时提供更快的通过速度。

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Toyota took the unprecedented step of halting the sale of eight of its models in America because of concerns that the accelerator pedal can become stuck.

由于担心油门可能会被卡住，丰田公司史无前例的在美国停止了8款车型的销售。

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It's like ramming the accelerator pedal in a car that has run out of petrol. Or, strictly speaking, of the right sort of petrol.

这是是人的能量耗尽了的表现，这就像死死地踩住一辆没油的汽车的油门踏板，更准确的说，是正确的种类的汽油。

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The company has blamed problems with the accelerator pedal and badly positioned floor mats.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

We've never seen anything like this before," Toyota announced the recall last Thursday following reports that the accelerator mechanism in some models can wear down and cause the gas pedal to stick.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

One thing seems more certain: In an automobile, when you put the accelerator pedal to the floor, something is going to happen.

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As of late February of this year, Toyota had recalled about 14 million vehicles since 2009, largely because of accelerator pedal problems, according to The New York Times.

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Coasting: As soon as the driver releases the accelerator pedal, the engine and electric motors are decoupled from the drivetrain and the engine is shut off, provided that the battery is sufficiently charged.

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