What are the downsides of the power boost button?
There is a button on the car that increases power but in return there are many downsides when using it.
Many car enthusiasts have pointed out an interesting button on older car models that few people know about. Accordingly, this button helps increase the car's power. However, this button is only available on cars using automatic transmission.
This button is marked on the car with the letters 'ECT' or 'ECT Power'. Accordingly, when this mode is turned on, the automatic transmission will change the way it shifts gears normally every day, helping the driver feel the car is stronger.
Simply put, turning on ECT mode will help the automatic transmission shift gears at higher rpm, helping the car accelerate and accelerate faster than shifting gears at low rpm.
To know if this button is turned on or not, the driver can check on the dashboard behind the steering wheel, if the ECT letter is lit, it means this button is turned on. After the ECT button is turned on, each gear of the automatic transmission will operate at a higher rpm range, causing the gear shift to take place later, thereby helping the engine operate with more power.
However, turning on and using ECT mode regularly will cause the internal parts and engine of the car to quickly wear out and deteriorate because they have to operate at high intensity.
Besides, keeping the engine at high rpm for a long time and continuously also makes the vehicle consume more fuel than driving in normal mode.
Old automatic transmission models produced in 2009-2010 such as Toyota Camry, Toyota Innova, Toyota Fortuner often have this feature. Meanwhile, new transmission models are equipped with many driving modes to increase engine speed before shifting gears, so the ECT feature is no longer available.
