An energy absorbing device for a collapsible steering column has a plastically deformable strap extending along a track in a base. By accurately measuring the timing difference between uplink and downlink signaling across a current terminating node during the configuration of the new terminating node, the new node can be added with reduced impact upon the operation of the existing base station nodes. A shift control module at least one of selects and adjusts one of a plurality of shift schedules based on at least one of the grade estimate and the mass estimate and controls a transmission of the vehicle based on the one of the plurality of shift schedules. After a drive signal has been applied to each of the transmit electrodes, each of the nodes are measured to detect a capacitance. A method for passivating hardware of a microelectronic processing chamber includes exposing the hardware to an organic compound and subsequently exposing the hardware to an agent configured to form polar bonds with the organic compound. The chair swivels independently of the legs of the chair.