Shift-Hold Control
Shift-hold control maintains transmission gear position during cornering to avoid frequently shifting. When the vehicle is cornering, the PCM extends the engagement of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th to prevent the transmission from frequently shifting between 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th gears. When the PCM determines that the vehicle is cornering by the accelerator pedal position, the vehicle speed, and the lateral G-force estimate from the RPM difference between each wheel, it delays the upshift from 3rd to 4th, 4th to 5th, and 5th to 6th gears, which improves the engine output and the engine braking. The transmission resumes the normal upshift pattern after the PCM determines that normal driving has resumed.