Mercedes-Benz Actros 2017, Operating Instructions Manual

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Multifunction lever and gear indicator
General notes
Mercedes PowerShift is equipped with
8, 12 or 16 forward gears and
2 or 4 reverse gears.
When driving, the transmission control controls
clutch and gear operation, e.g. when:
R
Pulling away
R
Manoeuvring
R
changing gear
R
Stopping
If Mercedes PowerShift is malfunctioning, you
can continue to drive in backup drive mode
(
Y
page 140).
Multifunction lever
:
To select the direction of travel:
h
Drive (
Y
page 258)
i
Neutral (
Y
page 259)
k
Reverse (
Y
page 261)
;
To select a drive program (
Y
page 255):
d
Automatic drive program with the drive
and vehicle-specific gearshift program
p
Manual drive program
=
±
To shift down manually with the auto-
matic (
Y
page 259)/manual (
Y
page 260)
drive program
? q
To shift up manually with the automatic
(
Y
page 259)/manual (
Y
page 260) drive
program
Gear indicator
Gear indicator in the display of the on-board com-
puter
:
Direction of travel and/or selected gear
;
Gearshift recommendation (shift up
Z
/shift
down
¬
) or preselected gear (flashing)
=
Drive program
Possible displays:
1
–
16
1st to 16th gear
N
Neutral position
N1
Low-range splitter group
N2
High-range splitter group
E
Neutral position in EcoRoll
mode
R1
–
R4
1st to 4th reverse gear
A
Automatic drive program
A economy
,
A power ,
A fleet
,
A offroad
,
A municip or
A fire-sv
Automatic drive program with
drive-specific and vehicle-
specific gearshift program
M
Manual drive program
254
Automated transmission
Driving mode