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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Brett Bielefeld, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a transmission of a marine propulsion device powered by an engine is carried out by a control module and includes monitoring a requested gear state of the transmission and a requested throttle position of a throttle valve on the engine. In response to the requested gear state being a neutral state or in response to the requested throttle position decreasing by more than a predetermined amount within a predetermined period of time, the control module controlling at least one of a pressure in a forward clutch of the transmission and a pressure in a reverse clutch of the transmission in a manner that is contraindicated by the requested gear state.