This is old news. Been discussing this six years. Many articles on the web. Just search for Ford 10R80 Adaptive Learning.Does anyone have any documents that show/state the transmission needs to “learn how you drive” before it works properly. I’ve always been skeptical of these statements as it makes no sense to me. My initial thought was that it takes “x amount of time or miles” for the driver to learn how the A10 shifts and they tailor their driving style to accommodate it.
If I am designing a transmission I’d want it to work how it’s supposed to work in each respective mode from day 1. Needing a “learning” process seems like a great way to annoy customers.
Not sure this is relevant to the A10 :Does anyone have any documents that show/state the transmission needs to “learn how you drive” before it works properly. I’ve always been skeptical of these statements as it makes no sense to me. My initial thought was that it takes “x amount of time or miles” for the driver to learn how the A10 shifts and they tailor their driving style to accommodate it.
If I am designing a transmission I’d want it to work how it’s supposed to work in each respective mode from day 1. Needing a “learning” process seems like a great way to annoy customers.
Now you know Mike, I hadn’t considered the tires slipping a bit. I guess I figured I could feel and hear the difference between transmission slipping and tires but I was turning right up a slight incline goosing it just a little in track mode at 1-2 upshift, so…
^^^ This. Take this advice, it's spot on.
The only thing I worry about the regular drive mode is it keeps the rpms too stable when you’re supposed to be breaking in the engine. Now I’m not saying to do full pulls but I always felt sport or maybe even track in the right way can help vary your speed and rpms better. I may be wrong but that’s my amateur theory haha
It’s in the owners manual. It learns the way you drive so it can find the optimal shift points and gears. It doesn’t shift sequentially (1-2-3-4-5….). It hunts for the right gears depending on how you’re driving and what drive mode you’re in. For example, in Normal mode it’s looking to maximize MPG so it finds the proper gears depending on the RPM’s, speed, etc. to maximize MPG. Sport and Track have different logics programmed in. That’s why it needs to learn the way you drive, not the other way around. Chevy’s 10 speed is the same, their tuning is just a little different (and better in some people’s opinion).Does anyone have any documents that show/state the transmission needs to “learn how you drive” before it works properly. I’ve always been skeptical of these statements as it makes no sense to me. My initial thought was that it takes “x amount of time or miles” for the driver to learn how the A10 shifts and they tailor their driving style to accommodate it.
If I am designing a transmission I’d want it to work how it’s supposed to work in each respective mode from day 1. Needing a “learning” process seems like a great way to annoy customers.
Read the Mach 1 Supplement...page 23:Does anyone have any documents that show/state the transmission needs to “learn how you drive” before it works properly. I’ve always been skeptical of these statements as it makes no sense to me. My initial thought was that it takes “x amount of time or miles” for the driver to learn how the A10 shifts and they tailor their driving style to accommodate it.
If I am designing a transmission I’d want it to work how it’s supposed to work in each respective mode from day 1. Needing a “learning” process seems like a great way to annoy customers.
Do you have a local Ford dealer to go to? You do bored to take it where it was purchased for any kind of service. Any Ford Dealer is authorized to work on it.
My 23 F150 was just over a quart low, had dealer fix it. They advised that trans level is no longer on Fords "check before delivery list". Don't know if that's true or not, they had no explanation as to why neither axle or transfer case hadn't been checked. Rear axle was a quart low also.
I could see the trans fluid being taken off the list since it is a hassle to check. Getting the trans to operating temp depending on the time of year can take a long time. During the winter on my daily commute to and from work the trans never even registers on the temp gauge. Summer it might make it to 140°F by the time I am home in the afternoon.
