from four sense circuits. The TCM interprets this
information and determines the appropriate tran-
saxle gear position and shift schedule.
Since there are four switches, there are 16 possible
combinations of open and closed switches (codes).
Seven of these codes are related to gear position and
three are recognized as “between gear” codes. This
results in six codes which should never occur. These
are called “invalid” codes. An invalid code will result
in a DTC, and the TCM will then determine the shift
lever position based on pressure switch data. This
allows reasonably normal transmission operation
with a TRS failure.
TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR
The TRS has an integrated thermistor (Fig. 18)
that the TCM uses to monitor the transmission’s
sump temperature. Since fluid temperature can
affect transmission shift quality and convertor lock
up, the TCM requires this information to determine
which shift schedule to operate in. The PCM also
monitors this temperature data so it can energize the
vehicle cooling fan(s) when a transmission “overheat”
condition exists. If the thermistor circuit fails, the
TCM will revert to calculated oil temperature usage.
CALCULATED TEMPERATURE
A failure in the temperature sensor or circuit will
result in calculated temperature being substituted for
actual temperature. Calculated temperature is a pre-
dicted fluid temperature which is calculated from a
combination of inputs:
• Battery (ambient) temperature
• Engine coolant temperature
• In-gear run time since start-up
INPUT SPEED SENSOR
DESCRIPTION
The Input Speed Sensor is a two-wire magnetic
pickup device that generates AC signals as rotation
occurs. It is threaded into the transaxle case (Fig.
19), sealed with an o-ring (Fig. 20), and is considered
a primary input to the Transmission Control Module
(TCM).
OPERATION
The Input Speed Sensor provides information on
how fast the input shaft is rotating. As the teeth of
the input clutch hub pass by the sensor coil (Fig. 21),
an AC voltage is generated and sent to the TCM. The
TCM interprets this information as input shaft rpm.
The TCM compares the input speed signal with
output speed signal to determine the following:
• Transmission gear ratio
• Speed ratio error detection
• CVI calculation
TRS SWITCH STATES
SLP
T42
T41
T3
T1
P
CL
CL
CL
OP
R
CL
OP
OP
OP
N
CL
CL
OP
CL
OD
OP
OP
OP
CL
3 (AS)
OP
OP
CL
OP
L
CL
OP
CL
CL
Fig. 19 Input Speed Sensor Location
1 – INPUT SPEED SENSOR
Fig. 20 O-Ring Location
1 – INPUT SPEED SENSOR
2 – O-RING
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)