A hydraulic damper for a motor vehicle comprising: a tube extending along an axis and defining a chamber for holding a fluid; said tube having a main section having a first diameter and a narrowed section having a second diameter being smaller than said first diameter; a main piston assembly slidably disposed inside said main section of said tube: a main piston rod attached to said main piston assembly and extending axially outside of said tube; a secondary rod coupled with and extending axially from said main piston rod; a spring seat disposed about said secondary rod and axially moveable relative to said secondary rod a spring engaging said spring seat and preloading said spring seat in a direction opposite said main piston assembly a secondary piston disposed about and coupled with said secondary rod; said secondary piston having an axial projection and an annular projection, wherein said axial projection extends axially and wherein said annular projection extends radially outwardly relative to said axial projection and abuts said spring seat and defines a plurality of axial slots extending axially therethrough; a retaining member coupled with said secondary rod on the axially opposite side of said secondary piston as said spring seat and having an outer face defining a plurality of spaced radial slots extending radially inwardly into radial alignment with said axial slots of said secondary piston; a sealing ring having an external diameter substantially corresponding to the second diameter and disposed about said axial projection axially between said annular projection and said retaining member and axially moveable relative to said axial projection; an annular channel (821, 843, 853, 861) defined radially between said sealing ring and said axial projection; and said sealing ring being axially moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein said sealing ring engages said annular projection in said first position to fluidly connect said annular channel (821, 843, 853, 861) with said axial slots of said annular projection, and wherein said sealing ring engages said retaining member in said second position to fluidly connect said annular channel (821, 843, 853, 861) with said radial slots of said retaining member a tube extending along an axis and defining a chamber for holding a fluid; said tube having a main section having a first diameter and a narrowed section having a second diameter being smaller than said first diameter; a main piston assembly slidably disposed inside said main section of said tube: a main piston rod attached to said main piston assembly and extending axially outside of said tube; a secondary rod coupled with and extending axially from said main piston rod; a spring seat disposed about said secondary rod and axially moveable relative to said secondary rod a spring engaging said spring seat and preloading said spring seat in a direction opposite said main piston assembly a secondary piston disposed about and coupled with said secondary rod; said secondary piston having an axial projection and an annular projection, wherein said axial projection extends axially and wherein said annular projection extends radially outwardly relative to said axial projection and abuts said spring seat and defines a plurality of axial slots extending axially therethrough; a retaining member coupled with said secondary rod on the axially opposite side of said secondary piston as said spring seat and having an outer face defining a plurality of spaced radial slots extending radially inwardly into radial alignment with said axial slots of said secondary piston; a sealing ring having an external diameter substantially corresponding to the second diameter and disposed about said axial projection axially between said annular projection and said retaining member and axially moveable relative to said axial projection; an annular channel (821, 843, 853, 861) defined radially between said sealing ring and said axial projection; and said sealing ring being axially moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein said sealing ring engages said annular projection in said first position to fluidly connect said annular channel (821, 843, 853, 861) with said axial slots of said annular projection, and wherein said sealing ring engages said retaining member in said second position to fluidly connect said annular channel (821, 843, 853, 861) with said radial slots of said retaining member