968 Cabriolet L4-2990cc 3.0L DOHC (1993)
Transmission Control Systems: Description and Operation
Automatic Shift Strategy
THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT STRATEGY OF THE PORSCHE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION
1 ABS control unit
2 ABS sensors at wheels
3 Speedometer
4 Kickdown switch
5 DME control unit
6 Tiptronic control unit
7 Transverse acceleration sensor
8 Selector lever system with two gates
9 Cable
10 Position switch
11 Automatic transmission
12 Throttle with potentiometer
13 Engine
The Tiptronic control unit (6) is the information and command center of the entire system. A large quantity of information inputs that are compared
with the stored driving or gearshift programs is used to generate commands that cause the transmission to execute or not to execute gearshifts.
