You don't have to engage the kick-down switch to have 1st gear start.

When stopped, shift all the way down to "2", then over to the right "B2", and then bring it back to "D" or "3".

Press firmly down on the accelerator (no need to engage the kick-down switch), and you will start in 1st gear.

I've studied the ASR defeat switch & the ASR ciruit, and will have a prototype for testing soon. It will be significantly cheaper than the $475 design.

:-) neil