What is this switch?
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What is this switch?
1996 LT1 coupe A4
I'm changing out my shift cable and I'm wondering what this switch is. The reason I'm asking is I'm looking for a switch that tells the computer when the car is put in gear so the rpm can be adjusted. I'm wondering if this may be it. The wiring from it appears to go back to a switch that is in sink with the shifter position.
Anyone know what this is?
I'm changing out my shift cable and I'm wondering what this switch is. The reason I'm asking is I'm looking for a switch that tells the computer when the car is put in gear so the rpm can be adjusted. I'm wondering if this may be it. The wiring from it appears to go back to a switch that is in sink with the shifter position.
Anyone know what this is?
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Not having worked on this particular model year and not having done any searches in the shop manual - off the top, I'd be thinking reverse lights?, starting circuit. Try unplugging it and see what happens.
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Should be 6 wire connector; 3 x 2 pairs of wires.One pair for each circuit
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The switch on the base of the shifter is combination neutral/backup and also supplies input to the PCM to determine gear selection. The device in your picture is either the arming sensor for the air bag or the lateral accelerometer for the ABS.
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This one maybe?
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Le Mans Master
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Orange comes from computer ; blk goes to ground
Note position of wires at switch; with connector removed put a DVM across the switch terminals and see if you get a circuit when shifter is in required position
Last edited by rodj; Jul 8, 2010 at 08:26 PM.
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I opened this thing up and it's just a bunch of contacts. A little piece of copper wire strand was in there too just floating around. I cleaned it up with some electronics spay and put it back together. Maybe this helped. Thanks Guys!