4-70 CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS
PA1628 H3-41, H3-45 Operator’s Manual
At starting of the vehicle, the gearbox selects
between gear 1-6 the most suitable start gear
with respect to weight and road’s gradient. The
driver can select a pulling away gear different
than the one selected by using the + and -
buttons.
When the vehicle is moving in automatic drive
mode, the driver can intervene manually, while
maintaining the accelerator pedal depressed, by
selecting a higher or lower gear using the + and -
buttons. The arrows in the display show how
many gears are available to change up or down.
Whenever gear changing is not desired while in
automatic drive mode, change the pushbutton
shift selector from D to M. No further gear
changes will be carried out and the current gear
will remain engaged.
CAUTION
There is a risk of over-revving the engine
when the transmission is locked in a gear.
Damage to the engine may occur. To lock
the transmission in the current gear,
change the pushbutton shift selector from
the D position to the M position. This
function can be used for all 12 forward
gears. To return to the automatic drive
mode, set the pushbutton shift selector
back to the D position.
M Position
It is possible to drive the vehicle with full manual
gear changing or take over from the automatic
gear changing system whenever required. Gear
changing is done by first selecting the manual
position M.
In manual shift mode, the driver use the + and –
buttons to select gears.
The transmission will not automatically change
gears as the driving conditions change. The
current gear is displayed in the DID along with
the up and down arrows. The number of
available upshifts and downshifts will change as
driving conditions change.
When changing a gear, the accelerator pedal
should not be released.
CAUTION
Starting in a too high gear exposes the
clutch to high levels of wear.
CAUTION
The driver must avoid over-revving the
engine.
R Position
The system will select R2 automatically when
the pushbutton shift selector is set to R, but if
wanted, the driver can select R1 as reverse gear
manually using the – button. During reverse, it is
possible to shift between gear R1 and R2 using
the + and – buttons.
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