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When you press the accelerator, the engine wants to tach up right then and there... in the current gear the car is traveling in, it may not be possible without bogging the engine down, so the transmission is shifted down in order to accommodate the demand for increased RPMs while preventing the engine from bogging.

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Q: What makes an automatic transmission change down when the accelerator is depressed?
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