Terex TA35, Operation, Safety, Maintenance Manual

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VTS-3 Shift Controller - Operation: The shift controller has 3 positions the lever
can rest in, Forward, Neutral (N) and Reverse. Within each of these positions,
the gear can be changed by pushing the lever to the right (+) to upshift or to the
left (-) to downshift. In the Neutral position, this can be used to preselect the
starting gear (the default being 2nd gear).
The shift controller has a 'Function' button on the top of the lever which is used to
switch between automatic and manual modes. Press the function button from
'NEUTRAL' and move the lever forward to select automatic mode, when driving
normal upshifting and downshifting will occur. If required, a gear can be held in
manual mode by pressing the function button once, to resume full automatic
mode the function button should be pressed again. Manual gears can also be
selected by pushing the lever to the left for lower gears or to the right for higher
gears, again by pressing the function button once automatic mode will be
resumed.
Note: The transmission will only allow gearshifting when the predetermined
values have been reached.
Note: There is no shift inhibitor in the gear shift control, therefore, no resistance
would be felt while moving through the gear ranges.
The gear lever housing sends a signal to the electronic control unit, which in
turn will only allow the engine to be started when the gear lever is in the
'NEUTRAL' position. The gear shift lever must always be placed in 'NEUTRAL'
and the parking brake applied when starting the engine, or whenever the
machine is left unattended.
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