Mercedes-Benz ACTROS 2002, Operating Instructions Manual

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Controls in detail
Gearshift
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2
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Pulling away Press function button
1
.
Push the gear lever forwards
2
.
The selected gear flashes briefly on
the right in the gear indicator. The
Telligent
®
automatic gearshift selects
2nd gear in the high splitter group.
When the gear is engaged, the indica-
tor shows the gear on the left.
Release the parking brake and slowly
depress the accelerator.
The vehicle starts to move.
Changing the pull away gear
To change up by one gear from the gear
you have currently engaged, press the
function button and move the gear le-
ver forwards until a resistance can be
felt.
To change down by one gear from the
gear you have currently engaged, press
the function button and move the gear
lever backwards until a resistance can
be felt.
To change up one half-gear, move the
half-gear rocker upwards until a resist-
ance can be felt.
To change down one half-gear, move
the half-gear rocker downwards until a
resistance can be felt.
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If a gear is selected when the auxiliary
consumer reservoir pressure
Œ
is
too low, a system fault could occur. The
engine must be stopped and restarted.
!
When you stop with manual mode acti-
vated, the Telligent
®
automatic gear-
shift will not engage a pull away gear.
Select a suitable gear in which to pull
away.
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If the gear you select with the
Telligent
®
automatic gearshift is un-
suitable, change the pull away gear.