Mercedes-Benz Actros 2017, Operating Instructions Manual

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Drive program selection
Multifunction lever
You cannot activate the manual drive program in
vehicles with the
fleet gearshift program. Also,
you will be unable to select another gearshift
program.
When the engine has been started, an automatic
control drive program is always activated. On
vehicles with the power gearshift program, this
is the standard automatic control,
A
. On vehicles
with the fire-sv gearshift program, this is always
the
A fire-sv
program.
On vehicles with the economy, heavy, municip
or offroad gearshift program, this is the previ-
ously selected drive program.
After the display check,
A or e.g. A economy and
N
or
N 1
appear in the display.
You can switch between the drive programs at
any time.
X
To activate the manual drive program:
press and hold the
o
button
:
.
The display shows manual drive program
M
,
the selected gear and a gearshift recommen-
dation.
X
To activate the automatic drive program:
briefly press the
o
button
:
.
The display shows automatic drive program
A
,
the selected and the preselected gear.
X
To change the gearshift program of the
automatic drive program: briefly press the
o
button
:
.
If the display shows A , the standard gearshift
program is activated.
If the display shows, for example,
A economy
or
A power
, the drive-specific gearshift pro-
gram is activated.
If the transmission control detects no
demand for additional power for more than
1 minute when in the A power gearshift pro-
gram, the transmission control automatically
shifts to the standard gearshift program with
lower fuel consumption.
EcoRoll mode
EcoRoll mode allows an economic driving style.
If you do not depress the accelerator pedal when
driving, the transmission control shifts to neu-
tral, depending on driving conditions. E then
appears in the display.
The transmission does not shift into neutral or
from neutral to a suitable gear if:
R
you depress the accelerator pedal
R
you depress the service brake pedal
R
you apply the continuous brake
R
cruise control or the distance control assis-
tant brakes or accelerates the vehicle
R
the speed limiter is active and the set limit
speed is exceeded
R
the speed set for cruise control is exceeded
by more than approximately 6 km/h (default
setting), or the road speed tolerance that you
have set is exceeded
R
a programmed speed limit is exceeded by
approximately 4 km/h
R
you leave a certain engine speed or speed
range
R
the gross combination weight is very high
In the power, heavy, municip, offroad and
fire-sv gearshift programs, EcoRoll mode is
always deactivated and cannot be activated. In
standard drive program A and in the other gear-
shift programs, EcoRoll mode is always activa-
ted once the engine is started. EcoRoll mode
can be deactivated and activated in standard
drive program
A
using the
Systems
menu win-
dow in the
ä
settings menu (
Y
page 151).
i EcoRoll mode cannot be deactivated when
gearshift programs economy and fleet have
been selected.
EcoRoll mode is active above speeds of approx-
imately 35 km/h.
i When EcoRoll mode is activated, steering
forces on the multifunction steering wheel
may be somewhat greater under certain driv-
ing conditions, e.g. on gently winding downhill
inclines. This does not jeopardise operating or
road safety.
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Automated transmission
Driving mode