Mercedes-Benz ACTROS 2002, Operating Instructions Manual

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Controls in detail
Gearshift
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Direct gearshift
Depress the clutch pedal.
Move gear lever to change gear until a
resistance can be felt.
The optimum gear selected by the
Telligent
®
gearshift flashes briefly on
the right in the gear indicator.
Wait until the selected gear is engaged.
A selection sound can be heard in the
central loudspeaker.
The gear engaged is displayed on the
left in the gear indicator.
Release the gear lever.
Slowly release the clutch pedal and
slowly depress the accelerator.
Preselected gearshift
You decide whether gear change should be
up or down by means of the gear lever. The
Telligent
®
gearshift selects the optimum
gear. The point of gear change is deter-
mined by actuation of the clutch pedal.
The Telligent
®
gearshift stores the prese-
lected gear
for two minutes when the vehicle is
stationary
for ten seconds when the vehicle is in
motion
Construction-site vehicles:
When the differential locks are activat-
ed, the Telligent
®
gearshift stores the
preselected gears for 30 seconds.
Move gear lever to change gear until a
resistance can be felt.
The gear selected by the Telligent
®
gearshift flashes on the right in the
gear indicator.
Depress the clutch pedal.
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The preselected gear can be changed
or deleted during the period allowed for
preselection.
If the Telligent
®
gearshift finds, during
the period allowed for preselection,
that the preselected gear is no longer
optimum due to a change in driving
conditions, it modifies the gear prese-
lected.
If the period for preselection has
elapsed and no gear has been selected,
the previously selected gear remains
engaged.