DTC P1646: Transmission Control Ecu Malfunction: Notes

2004 Toyota Matrix XR, FWD, StandardSECTION Notes
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NOTE: DTC applies to models with sequential manual transaxle. Sequential manual transaxle is an electronically controlled manual transaxle in which the clutch is operated and transaxle is shifted hydraulically by moving the shift lever forward or backward. Sequential manual transaxle may be identified by shift lever pattern which consists of "R", "N", "S" and "+" in place of the conventional type shift lever pattern and no clutch pedal is used.
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