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Old 07-20-2008, 12:52 AM
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Hi guys,

I need to know where the hill sensor in an 07 AT tC is... you know, the one that tells the car to downshift when you are braking down a hill or to hold gear while going up a steep hill.

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I'm not sure if there is such a thing, I thought the tranny was computer controlled based on engine load, road speed, etc.
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well how does the computer know if i'm braking on flat ground or down a slight hill? on the hills the car downshifts a bit to help out with the braking...

...i want to confuse the computer to think i'm always on a down slope so that it will downshift everytime i do some hard braking
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Originally Posted by PBCsolutions
I'm not sure if there is such a thing, I thought the tranny was computer controlled based on engine load, road speed, etc.
your right but just tell him it's in his tires on the valve stem.
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^ wow this forum has gone to hell LOL
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it's in the ECU.. so....
behind the glove box....

there's no sensor.. it's software..
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
it's in the ECU.. so....
behind the glove box....

there's no sensor.. it's software..
where can i find an ecu pinout then? which wire is the tranny speed sensor / vehicle speed sensor (different than wheel speed sensor)
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Why are you looking for this??
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Originally Posted by mike6789k
Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
it's in the ECU.. so....
behind the glove box....

there's no sensor.. it's software..
where can i find an ecu pinout then? which wire is the tranny speed sensor / vehicle speed sensor (different than wheel speed sensor)
i've got the print out of the ecu but cant directly load it for some reason, so if you really need it i can print it, then scan it, then load it to photobucket and after that post it here. so if you relly want it let me know.
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Originally Posted by tcchris38
Why are you looking for this??
like i said.. i want to fool the car into thinking i'm going down a hill so it will downshift when i brake.. (as it does when you are really braking down a hill in AT)

ESEMRFOZZ, no need to scan the whole thing, could you actually just tell me which wire is the accelerator pedal position sensor, i found all the others
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