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Circuit/System Description

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The transmission control solenoid valve 3 is a high pressure, normally low, variable force solenoid valve. The transmission control module (TCM) high side driver 2 supplies 12 V to the transmission control solenoid valve 3. A low side driver circuit in the TCM is pulsed width modulated to vary the current to the solenoid. If excessive current flow is detected, the high side driver 2 will turn Off. When the circuit fault is corrected, the high side driver 2 will reset.