Encoder Switch Monitor Check

While the transfer case shifts, the encoder within the encoder motor assembly is monitored for the proper operating sequence. If during a shift, the encoder changes to an incorrect position, an error counter in the transfer case shift control module starts to count the number of times the encoder fails. If the encoder fails eight times, the shift control module produces a DTC of 2 indicating an encoder fault. When this happens, the shift control module outputs a signal in order to default the rail shift pattern in the encoder in order to allow for only shifts into 2HI and 4LO. To protect against transient, random encoder faults caused by vibration, contamination, electrical noise, etc., the error counter reduces the count by one each time a good encoder value is detected. The encoder must fail 25 percent of the time for the shift control module to store a DTC of 2 and indicate a damaged encoder.