Circuit/System Description

To provide maximum fuel economy under light load driving conditions, the engine control module (ECM) will command the displacement on demand (DoD) system ON to deactivate engine cylinders 1 and 7 on the left bank, and cylinders 4 and 6 on the right bank, switching to V4 mode. The DoD system consists of an electro-hydraulic actuator device called the VLOM assembly. All 4 VLOM solenoids are connected in parallel to a fused ignition 1 voltage circuit supplied by the powertrain relay. The ground or control circuit for each solenoid is connected to an individual low side driver internal to the ECM. When all enabling conditions for V4 mode are met, the ECM will command the low side driver to turn ON, grounding each VLOM solenoid control circuit in engine firing order sequence.