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5AT on my TL-S shifts smoother with A/C on. What could be the explanation?

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Hear me out; I know it doesn't make any sense, but it's definitely true for my car

If I drive with the A/C on, the upshifts and downshifts are smooth and don't give the jerky motion a lot of us experience coming to a stop, especially with the Type S.

Once I turn my A/C off, everything changes. The downshifts are more noticeable/engine braking, when coming to a stop, regardless of incline (Grade Logic) and upshifts are a little more rough.

Could anyone explain this? Is my Serpentine Belt tension a little off, or just belts in general? I'm thinking once I turn my A/C on and there's load on the drive belt (serp), it triggers something.

Any thoughts appreciated....

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