2.
Move the gear select lever from neutral to drive.
NOTE: The clutch must be fully depressed to
shift from neutral to drive.
3.
Upshifting and downshifting are performed auto-
matically with no driver interaction required.
NOTE: The clutch must be used for starting and
stopping.
Parking the Vehicle
1.
With the clutch pedal depressed, move the gear
select lever to neutral.
2.
Ensure that a solid "N" appears on the gear dis-
play module. See
Fig. 8.4
.
NOTE: If the gear display does not show a solid
"N," the transmission is not yet in neutral.
3.
Set the parking brakes.
4.
Slowly release the clutch pedal.
Selecting a Starting Gear
NOTE: In either the automatic or manual drive
mode, a starting gear other than the default
starting gear, may be selected. Push either the
upshift or downshift buttons on the gear select
handle while the vehicle is stopped and in drive.
Each push of the upshift button increases the
starting gear by one gear. Depending on the
vehicle’s load, you may select gears first
through fifth as the starting gear. The number of
the gear selected will flash on the gear display
module until the driver engages the clutch. This
gear will be stored in memory until either a dif-
ferent starting gear is selected by the driver or
the engine is shut down. The transmission may
also be programmed so that it is not possible to
select a starting gear other than the prepro-
grammed default starting gear. The highest pro-
grammable default starting gear is third gear.
1.
With the vehicle stopped, place the gear select
lever in the "D" or "H" position to select a starting
gear. See
Fig. 8.5
.
2.
Select a starting gear with the upshift or down-
shift buttons on the gear select handle. See
Fig. 8.5
.
Driving in the "H" Mode
NOTE: You must use the upshift and downshift
buttons on the gear select handle to change
gears while in the "H" (hold) mode.
1.
Depress the clutch pedal.
2.
Place the shift lever in the "H" mode.
3.
Select the starting gear you want.
4.
Slowly release the clutch pedal.
Upshifting
NOTE: In the "H" mode you, the driver, decide
when to upshift and downshift.
1.
Accelerate.
2.
Press the upshift button on the gear select
handle. To skip shift, press twice.
3.
The transmission automatically selects and shifts
to the next gear.
Downshifting
1.
Decelerate.
2.
Press the downshift button on the gear select
handle. To skip shift, press twice.
3.
The transmission automatically selects and shifts
to the next gear.
Eaton UltraShift DM
General Information, UltraShift
™
DM
Eaton UltraShift DM is a ten-speed heavy-duty fully-
automated transmission. No clutch pedal is required
to operate the vehicle.
UltraShift DM uses a dry clutch system which is of-
fered only on this automated transmission system.
The UltraShift transmission uses the four-position
SmartShift lever on the steering column to select
gears. To know what gear the transmission is in, look
at the round current gear indicator on the right-hand
control panel as shown in
Fig. 8.6
. All forward shifts
can be made either manually or automatically, at the
driver’s choice.
Transmissions
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