Toyota Corolla (E120): Manual shifting test

1. Perform manual shifting test

Hint

: by this test, it can be determined whether the trouble is within the electrical circuit or is a mechanical problem in the transaxle.

  1. Disconnect the transmission wire connector.
  2.  inspect the manual driving operation.

    Check that the shift and gear positions correspond to the table below.

    While driving, shift through the l, 2 and d positions.

    Check that the gear change corresponds to the shift position.

Hint:

Hint

: if the gear positions of the l, 2 and d are difficult to distinguish, do the following road test.

If any abnormality is found in the above test, the problem is in the transaxle itself.

  1. Connect the transmission wire connector.
  2.  clear the dtc
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