Transmission Position Sensor/Switch: Service and Repair

Digital Transmission Range (TR) Sensor

Special Tools:

Special Tool(s)

Removal

1. NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms can occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The customer needs to be notified that they may experience slightly different upshifts either soft or firm and this is a temporary condition and will eventually return to normal operating condition.

Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Raise and support the vehicle.





3. Disconnect the shift cable from the manual control lever.





4. Disconnect the digital transmission range (TR) sensor electrical connector.





5. Remove the manual control outer lever nut and manual control outer lever.





6. Remove the screws and the digital TR sensor.

Installation





1. Install the digital TR sensor and loosely install the screws.





2. CAUTION: Tightening one screw before tightening the other may cause the sensor to bind or become damaged.

NOTE: The manual lever must be in the NEUTRAL position.

Using the special tool, align the digital TR sensor and tighten screws in an alternating sequence.





3. Install the manual control outer lever and nut.





4. Connect the digital transmission range (TR) sensor electrical connector.





5. Connect the shift cable to the manual control lever.
6. Verify that the shift cable is adjusted.
7. Lower the vehicle.

8. NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms can occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The customer needs to be notified that they may experience slightly different upshifts either soft or firm and this is a temporary condition and will eventually return to normal operating condition.

Connect the battery ground cable.