What does adaptive transmission mean?
Ford’s Adaptive Transmission Control system recognizes individual styles of driving (e.g., aggressive vs. relaxed) and adapts transmission shift parameters accordingly. This system can also adjust shift smoothness to suit driving style (e.g., crisper shifts for aggressive driving or smoother shifts for normal driving).
What is automatic transmission adaptive learning?
The automatic transmission is equipped with a learning tool that allows it to learn how you drive and adapt to those needs. New vehicles must learn your driving habits, so you may notice hard or soft shifts. The car’s computer learns your driving style and habits and will tailor the shifting performance to fit that.
What does transmission relearn mean?
Transmission relearn This is the process whereby the transmission relearns new shift pressure and timing values. It continues to learn to fine-tune these values. Relearning in some cars could entail following an instructed driving pattern, usually a drive and stop pattern, a number of times, over a particular distance.
What is transmission Adaptive Pressure?
Transmission adaptive pressure (TAP) information is displayed and may be reset using a scan tool. The adapt function is a feature of the PCM that either adds or subtracts line pressure from a calibrated base line pressure in order to compensate for normal transmission wear.
How does an adaptive transmission work on a car?
According to the playbook, an adaptive automatic transmission studies your driving behavior and then adjusts its workings to deliver “suitable” throttle response and “appropriate” shift points. To achieve this feat, there are as many modus operandi as there are manufacturers’ eagle-eyed patent departments.
When did the first adaptive transmission come out?
It’s been 20 years since automakers filed the first patents for adaptive automatic transmissions. These “intelligent” cog swappers promised all the bespoke speed and efficiency of an English butler. And yet, time and time again, I get into a new vehicle, put my foot down and find myself saying “You just can’t get good help anymore.”
How does an adaptive gearbox learn how you drive?
So the information about “smoothing out over time” because it is an adaptive transmission is a simple furphy.
How to reset transmission adaptive learning in a car?
Procedure Reset Transmission Adaptive Learning DIY Turn the key to position 2. You should see all the dash lights come on. Press the gas pedal all the way. By pressing the accelerator pedal to the floor, you will activate the kick down switch. Wait. Continue to keep the gas pedal pressed for at least 10 seconds. Turn key to OFF, position 0.