What gear am I in?

[Digsy]

Teabreak quickie:

 

Is there any way to plug something into the diagnostic port that will tell me what gear my all-knowing autobox ECU has selected, in real-time while I am driving?

 

TIA,

[Ian C]

There are gearlevel position pins on the ECU.

 

These are probably set by the lever position, as it covers park, neutral, etc. as well as L, 2, and Drive. Still worth seeing if they are set by the autobox as it changes gear as well, though.

 

-Ian

[Digsy]

Originally posted by Ian C

Still worth seeing if they are set by the autobox as it changes gear as well, though.

 

Cheers, Ian. Thats what I'm looking for. Do you know the pins, or should I dig through MKIV.com?

[Ian C]

Here are the relevant ones:

 

Terminal E10

3 - Kickdown

7 - Reverse

9 - 2nd

10 - Low

18 - Manu mode

28 - Overdrive main switch

 

Terminal E9

9 - A/T no2 solenoid

10 - A/T no1 solenoid

12 - A/T solenoid SLT (no idea what SLT is)

13 - A/T no4 solenoid

14 - A/T no3 solenoid

31 - A/T solenoid SLT

76 - Park/neutral position sensor

 

Strangely, there doesn't appear to be a line for Drive! That's probably the default state of the system, i.e. if no other lines are active.

 

-Ian

[Dragonball]

Just have to say guys that, in all seriousness, I am in awe of the info that you can come up with about your cars!

 

Credit where it's due - it really is quite refreshing to find people who have real passion about something

 

Nuff said - no bull

 

Paul:cool: