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Protection Control: General

If the TCM or the transaxle may be damaged or deteriorated, the TCM will be protected temporarily for safety. If a safety can be obtained again, the system will resume normal operation.
The TCM has the protection functions as below:

CONTROL DURING WHEEL SPINNING SPECIFICATION

Item	Contents
Control content	When the system detects a wheel spinning, it will restrict engine performance and pulley ratio to increase line pressure. The clutch pressure is also increased.
Vehicle behavior during control	The engine speed and the vehicle speed will not be increased although the driver continues to depress the accelerator pedal during a wheel spinning.
Resume condition	The system resumes normal operation when wheel spinning is eliminated.

HIGH FLUID TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION

Item	Contents
Control content	When the transmission fluid temperature rises, the system will decrease the maximum permissible shifting speed and torque to avoid overheat.
Vehicle behavior during control	Note that driving performance may be deteriorated.
Resume condition	Resumes normal operation when the transmission fluid temperature drops.

TORQUE SPECIFICATION

Item	Contents
Control content	The system restricts the engine performance in accordance with vehicle speed when the vehicle is reversing.
Vehicle behavior during control	Driving performance may be deteriorated.
Resume condition	Resumes normal operation when the selector lever is moved from R range to another.

REVERSING PREVENTION

Item	Contents
Control content	The system will deactivate the reverse brake when the selector lever is moved to R range while driving forwards at a certain speed.
Vehicle behavior during control	The transmission will remain at neutral range although the driver moves the selector lever to R range while the vehicle is driven forwards.
Resume condition	Resumes normal operation when the vehicle is driven at lower speed. (The system engages the reverse brake)