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Neutral Switch
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 4:41 pm
by petridish38
This may be a stupid question, but what purpose does the neutral switch serve on my 5-spd MT FWD? I can understand an AT or maybe even a MT AWD. But what is the switch informing that the tranny is in neutral and what does that change?
I'm not having any problems, i'm just curious.
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 6:57 pm
by mTk
It's so the car won't start while in gear, i think. er, though i
MK
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 3:40 am
by vrg3
On a 5MT the neutral switch has nothing to do with cranking the engine; the clutch safety switch plays that role.
The neutral switch signal goes to the ECU. I don't know what it does with the information, but it definitely does something. I know that sometimes when I'm coasting to a stop in gear with the clutch disengaged the engine speed stays around 1000rpm and then when I get out of gear (put the stick in neutral) they drop down to the normal idle speed.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 4:01 am
by THAWA
I think I read somewhere that it had soemthing to do with cruise control as well.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 12:26 pm
by petridish38
yeah....cruise control would make sense since you can't engage it when you're in neutral