my mom uses it when she is getting on the freeway, but she drives like speed racer. i don't use it at all and the car gets along just fine. i believe, but may be wrong since i don't drive the car that much, that it allows your tranny to shift at higher revs, right? i would asume you use it when you need to accelerate quickly.
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no it is a button on older models that prevents shifting generaly until about 250RPM before redline. I beleive they took it out as computers got more advanced because it now seems to turn on automatically with high pedal(gas) pressure.
no it is a button on older models that prevents shifting generaly until about 250RPM before redline. I beleive they took it out as computers got more advanced because it now seems to turn on automatically with high pedal(gas) pressure.
yep exactly.
and i was riding in my buddies 91 camry and by the handbrake there was like a button thing u could pull and it sayd emergency exit or something. doese that lever like pop open the doors in case of an accident?
no, that button you are talking is a shift lock override. basically in simple terms you can press that button and move the gear selector to the desired gear without having the engine or or the key in the ignition or even not having your foot on the brake. handy for cleaning and for pulling the stereo. or i guess if you're in an accident. however, the buttn is in the "up" position all of the time.
Yeah, it makes the engine rev up higher in teh rpm then shift gears.
When I have it on, 1st gear doesn't shift til 5200rpm when I'm accelerating hard. It gives it torque @ 4400 to get to 5200 for the HP. Acceleration is diffently quicker and more responsive with it on. I drive my g/f's lexus es300 97 and it makes the engine work in the same way the ES shift gears. I like it. I use to have it on all the time, but with gas price going up......
did I mention the nice sound that the car makes a sweet noise when under ECT? oh, yeah....its good.
no, that button you are talking is a shift lock override. basically in simple terms you can press that button and move the gear selector to the desired gear without having the engine or or the key in the ignition or even not having your foot on the brake. handy for cleaning and for pulling the stereo. or i guess if you're in an accident. however, the buttn is in the "up" position all of the time.
oh no, it snot the shift lock button. this is more of a lever right next to the drive seat and handbrake base. I've NEVER seen one before. I was tempted to pull it because it was red...lol.
I've been in other similar camry's and never have i seen that.
What I remember from my 00 Lexus, pressing the ECT holds the shifts longer and changes the fueling mapping coming out of the ECU. Essentially pressing this button dumps more fuel into the engine at higher rpm (higher slope).
The POWER mode simply raises the engine speed at which the transmission shifts at a given throttle position. It also lowers the threshhold for when downshifts occur, resulting in a more responsive feel. It doesn't make the transmission shift at or near redline every time (simply burying the throttle, regardless of whether it was on NORM or POWER, will make the transmission shift just shy of redline). Just makes it hold gears that extra few seconds that can make for a more satisfying drive. It also doesn't do anything to fuel mapping. Modern "fuzzy logic" (learning mode) transmissions, as well as manual overrides (Tiptronic, Steptronic, Sportronic, Shiftronic, Autostick, TouchShift, E-Shift, et. al.), have all but replaced driver-selectable Power, Sport, or Performance modes for automatic transmissions.
The red EMERGENCY RELEASE button releases the automatic motorised shoulder belts (passive restraints)... Again, these have been replaced, this time by SRS airbags.
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The POWER mode simply raises the engine speed at which the transmission shifts at a given throttle position. It also lowers the threshhold for when downshifts occur, resulting in a more responsive feel. It doesn't make the transmission shift at or near redline every time (simply burying the throttle, regardless of whether it was on NORM or POWER, will make the transmission shift just shy of redline). Just makes it hold gears that extra few seconds that can make for a more satisfying drive. It also doesn't do anything to fuel mapping. Modern "fuzzy logic" (learning mode) transmissions, as well as manual overrides (Tiptronic, Steptronic, Sportronic, Shiftronic, Autostick, TouchShift, E-Shift, et. al.), have all but replaced driver-selectable Power, Sport, or Performance modes for automatic transmissions.
The red EMERGENCY RELEASE button releases the automatic motorised shoulder belts (passive restraints)... Again, these have been replaced, this time by SRS airbags.
god thank you i didnt have to reply at all the ECT bullshit
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Ah ok I get it now. But since it revs up more it does use significantly more gas, correct? I'm too scared to try at these prices. And if it provides more responsive accelleration, what is the difference in, say, 0-60 times with and without the button?
How far back did Toyotas have the ECT button, and when did they stop putting them in? I know my dad's 94 4Runner has it.
if you floor it i highly doubt there is a difference in 0-60 times. and yes it will use more gas eventhough you dont floor it or push the pedal down hard because it delays shifting.
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