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Clutch Abuse Alerts and Protections
Alert Level Alert
Protections
Highest Start Gear Creep Mode Clutch Function
2 Heavy clutch load message 1 Disabled Normal function
3
Clutch overload message and
buzzer
1 Disabled
If the accelerator pedal is
depressed, the clutch closes
at fixed rate.
If the accelerator pedal is
released, the clutch opens at
fixed rate.
Table 15.2, Clutch Abuse Alerts and Protections
Freightliner SmartShift Shift
Control
General Information, SmartShift
The SmartShift transmission control is an electronic
transmission control device. It is installed with the
following transmissions:
•
Eaton Fuller UltraShift
™
•
Eaton Fuller UltraShift ™ PLUS
•
Eaton Fuller AutoShift
™
It replaces the typical floor-mounted shift lever or
dash-mounted push button control.
SmartShift accepts driver requests for transmission
functions and transmits them through hard wiring to
the transmission control unit (TCU). SmartShift is a
true shift-by-wire system.
SmartShift offers two main advantages over conven-
tional transmission control devices. Without a floor-
mounted shift control, usable cab space is increased.
The SmartShift control mounts to the right-hand side
of the steering column and is operated by the fingers
of the driver’s right hand, allowing both hands to re-
main on the steering wheel.
A two-position slide switch ( Fig. 15.6 ) is mounted on
the body of the control lever just before the paddle
widens out. The slide switch allows the driver to
choose automatic (AUTO) or manual (MAN) mode.
In AUTO mode, gears shift automatically, without
driver interaction. Manual gearshifts are accom-
plished by a momentary pull or push on the control in
the plane perpendicular to the steering wheel. Pull
upward (toward you) on the control to upshift and
push downward (away from you) to downshift. The
control is spring-loaded and returns to mid-position
when released after an upshift or downshift.
For Eaton Fuller UltraShift, UltraShift PLUS, and Au-
toShift transmissions (
Fig. 15.6 ), a four-position (R,
N, D, L) selector switch is located at the end of the
lever.
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To upshift manually, pull the lever up (towards you). To
downshift manually, push the lever down (away from
you).
1.
SmartShift Control Lever
2. Slide Switch (forward driving mode switch)
3. MAN Mode (of slide switch)
4. AUTO Mode (of slide switch)
5. Upshift Direction
6. Reverse Position (of selector switch)
7. Selector Switch
8. Neutral Lock Button
9. Neutral Position (of selector switch)
10. Drive Position (of selector switch)
11. Low Position (of selector switch)
12. Downshift Direction
Fig. 15.6, SmartShift Control (Eaton Fuller UltraShift,
UltraShift PLUS, and AutoShift Transmissions)
Automated Transmissions
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