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- From: hvozda@wilbur.psu.edu (Eric Hvozda)
- Subject: Re: Fact or Dealer B.S. - You be the Judge
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- Organization: Penn State University, Center for Academic Computing
- References: <1993Jan21.184833.28637@gumby.dsd.trw.com>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 16:00:07 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.184833.28637@gumby.dsd.trw.com> Judson West <jwest@r3vm.dsd.trw.com> writes:
- >I was recently had my '90 Passat in the shop (for the 4th time) for
- >transmission problems. When I was driving with the Service Manager and
- >explaining the situation I asked what had been done the last time my
- >car was in for the same problem. He said that the transmission
- >computer memory had been "reset". I asked him to explain what "reset"
- >ment. He explained that after a while, the computer "remembers" your
- >driving habits and adjusts its shifting patterns to take better
- >advantage of them. This is above and beyond either Economy or Sport
- >modes.
- >
- >Is this fact or fiction??
-
- I do not know about a `transmission computer` but I do know that motronic
- fuel injection systems that are being used today do remember driving
- styles and tune themselves accordingly. If the battery is disconnected for
- a period of time this memory is lost and the car WILL drive differently
- untill the style can be memorized again. This is typically 10 - 20
- minutes. See the text `Bosch Fuel Injection and Engine Management` by
- Robert Bentley for more details...
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