Solenoid, Multiple Displacement: Operation: Operation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 Chrysler 300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Cylinder Deactivation
- Trap an exhaust charge from a normal combustion event
- Normal combustion event
- Deactivate the exhaust valve
- Deactivate the intake valve
- Piston is an air spring
- Cylinders deactivated in firing sequence
Cylinder Reactivation
- Normal combustion event
- Activate the exhaust valve
- Activate the intake valve
- Empty the cylinder
- Cylinders reactivated in firing sequence