Hill Recognition Program

There are two hill recognition programs, one for Uphill and one for Downhill. The TCM will activate this feature when it receives a high engine load signal at slower road speeds. The TCM will perceive this information as being consistent with climbing a hill. The shift points will be raised to prevent constant up and down shifting. This is referred to as the pendulum shift effect. When driving downhill, road speed will increase with minimal throttle input. The TCM will detect a downhill situation and hold the current gear to prevent an upshift when going downhill.