Transmission Range Sensor

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Fig 1: View Of Transmission Range Sensor (TRS) Location

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1 - TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR

The Transmission Range Sensor (TRS) (1) is mounted to the top of the valve body inside the transaxle and can only be serviced by removing the valve body. The electrical connector extends through the transaxle case. See Fig 1.

The Transmission Range Sensor (TRS) has four switch contacts that monitor shift lever position and send the information to the PCM/TCM.

Fig 2: View Of Transmission Range Sensor & Temperature Sensor

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1 - TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR

2 - TEMPERATURE SENSOR

The TRS (1). See Fig 2also has an integrated temperature sensor (thermistor) (2) that communicates transaxle temperature to the TCM and PCM.