ECO mode ISUZU TF SERIES 2004 Repair Manual

7A1-26 CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTION
CONTROL MECHANISM
CONTENT OF FUNCTION AND CONTROL
Item Description
Line pressure control TCM issues a signal according to the vehicle traveling, engine load and other conditions to
TCM and the ON/OFF type line pressure solenoid is driven to switch the line pressure to
high or low pressure.
The line pressure solenoid is switched to the low pressure side when the solenoid is turned
ON (power supplied) and to the high pressure side when turned OFF (no power supplied).
In the forward travel range (D, 3, 2, L range), the line pressure decreases lower than that in
the P, N, and R range through the oil pressure circuit for the forward travel range.


Gear shift control The TCM issues a shift solenoid drive signal based on the traveling mode switch, inhibitor
switch, vehicle speed, throttle opening and other input signal to control the optimum gear
position automatically.
Speed change features have been set up to the TCM; the normal mode is suited to usual
traveling and the power mode is appropriate when the vehicle is loaded or accelerates the
speed.
In addition, speed change features used only for high oil temperature, hill climbing, and
down have been set up to the TCM, which are automatically switched depending on the
traveling conditions.
When the oil temperature is low (below 10
C), speed change from the third to the fourth
speed is prohibited by the gear shift control.


Shift pattern selection
control
According to a vehicle condition, the TCM selects the following shift pattern.

Selection Priority Shift Pattern 3rd Start Lamp Power Drive Lamp
High High Temperature OFF OFF
3rd Start ON
4L
Power SW Off
OFF
Down Slop Power SW On
Power ON
Up Slope
Low Normal
OFF
OFF

- High temperature mode -
High temperature mode setting condition
ATF temperature: More than 123
C
Above condition is met for more than 10 seconds.
High temperature mode cancel condition
ATF temperature: Less than 116
C
Above condition is met for more than 10 seconds.

- 3rd start mode -
3rd start mode setting condition
3rd start switch: On  Off (Pushed)
Vehicle speed: Less than 11km/h
ATF temperature: Less than 115
C
Throttle position: Less than 8%
Select lever position: D range
Above conditions are met at the same time.
3rd start mode reset condition
3rd start switch: On  Off again(Pushed again)
Vehicle speed: More than 34km/h
Select lever position: Other than D range
At least, one of above conditions is met.

CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTION 7A1-27
Item Description
- 4L mode -
4L mode setting condition
4L switch: On
Vehicle speed: More than 5km/h
Above conditions are met at the same time.
4L mode reset condition
4L switch: Off
Vehicle speed: Less than 4km/h
Above conditions are met at the same time.

- Down slope mode -
Down slope mode setting condition
Brake switch: On
Engine idle condition: More than 2.5 seconds
Select lever position: D or 3 range
Vehicle speed: More than 55km/h
Vehicle speed change: More than 1km/h
Above conditions are met at the same time.
Down slope mode reset condition
Engine idle condition: Not idle condition
Select lever position: Other than D or 3 range
At least, one of above conditions is met.

- Power Mode -
When power drive switch is On at only D range or 3 range, the shift change is performed by
1 – 4 speed based on shift diagram set as power pattern.

- Up slope mode -
Up-slope reasoning value is calculated from the average throttle angle and the average
acceleration. Otherwise, up-slope reasoning value is calculated from the vehicle speed.
TCM judges as up-slope mode when the former is bigger than latter.


Lock-up control The lock-up solenoid adjusts the pressure based on the signal from the TCM according to
the vehicle speed, throttle opening and other input signals based on the pre-set lock-up
point to control the lock-up.
Smooth lock-up control engages and disengages the clutch smoothly at the time of lock-up.
When the oil temperature is low (below 20
C) or high (above 128
C), lock-up is prohibited
even when the vehicle is at a lock-up speed.
The lock-up is disengaged also when the throttle is closed.
Direct electronic shift
control (DESC)
The duty cycle type solenoid is used for each clutch and brake. The solenoid adjusts the
clutch pressure to be suited to the engine load and vehicle traveling condition based on the
signal from the TCM. The pressure switch provided in the control valve oil passage sends
the oil pressure condition to the TCM to control the disengagement and engagement of the
clutch and brake directly and finely.
Learning control Learning is controlled to correct the oil pressure control timing to engage or disengage the
clutch optimally in order to compensate changes of the engine performance and changes
of the transmission with time. It is controlled to bring the speed-change time closer to the
value pre-set to the TCM.

7A2-16 DIAGNOSIS (JR405E)
INTERMITTENT DIAGNOSIS
If the Tech 2 displays any codes as intermittent, or if after a test drive any codes does not reappear, the problem is
most likely a faulty electrical connection or loose wiring.
Terminals should always be the prime suspect.
Intermittent rarely occur in sophisticated electronic components such as the TCM.
When an intermittent problem is encountered, check suspect circuits for:

Poor terminal to wire connection.

Terminals not fully seated in the connector body.

Improperly formed or damaged terminals.

Loose, dirty or damaged terminals.
Any time you have an intermittent in more than one circuit, check whether the circuits share a common ground
connection.

Pinched or damaged wires.

Electric interference.
Check for improperly installed electrical options, such as light, radios, etc.

Use the F2: Snapshot mode of the Tech 2 to help isolate the cause of an intermittent fault. The snapshot mode will
record information before and after the problem occurs. Set the snapshot to "Trigger" on the suspected code or, if
you notice the reported symptom during test drive, trigger the snapshot manually.
After the snapshot has been triggered, command the Tech 2 to play back the flow of data recorded from each of the
various sensors. Sings of intermittent fault in a sensor circuit are a sudden unexplainable jump in data values out of
the normal range.