Quote:
Originally Posted by RUSTY
Maybe this will Work:
Ignition on - do not start engine
Keep the speeder-pedal Down (all way Down) for 30 seconds
Start engine and go for a short drive in your normal driving patern
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Unfortunately, this is a myth started and perpetuated by owners that didn't have a grasp of how the AGS driver & environmental adaptations of ATC (adaptive transmission control) works.
Doing what is written in the quote above, only temporarily initiates ATC's "driver's influenced" sport mode. And if the driver is not an aggressive driver (is an average or timid driver), within a minute or so, ATC will adapt to how the driver is actually mashing the gas pedal and making demands on the throttle and select either the extreme economy or the normal "economy" mode that the driver's influence dictates...thus the 30 second ritual at start up is rendered totally useless...and is forgotten as soon as the engine is turned off because AGS driver influenced adaptations are never stored in the TCM (tranny control module).
ATC will select one of 3 adaptive programs once the car is started and driving takes place. Again, the shifting program will either be:
- extreme economy
- economy
- sport
...and this is selected by the rate & speed the accelerator pedal is being pressed. And once the engine is turned off...driver influence starts anew upon the next start up. Driver influenced adaptations ARE NOT STORED in the TCM (transmission control module). This is how the car adapts to EVERY driver upon each time the vehicle is started. You don't have to wait for the car to "relearn" a shifting pattern if your grandma was driving the vehicle before you.
As stated in previous posts above...to reset the transmission's long term adaptation values...requires the use of dedicated hardware/software that can communicate with the EGS control module: