5.
To stop on a hill or grade
, press and hold the
brake pedal to keep the vehicle from moving.
6.
To start from a full stop on hill or grade
, quickly
move your foot from the brake pedal and press
firmly on the accelerator pedal.
Automatic and Manual Modes
The SmartShift selector has a slide switch located on
the body of the control lever just before the paddle
widens out. The slide switch controls the forward
driving mode, automatic or manual.
In automatic drive mode, upshifts and downshifts are
made by the transmission without driver intervention.
Press in the safety release, move the selector switch
to drive (D), and press down on the accelerator
pedal. On the driver message center display, the first
character is a special character to indicate automatic
mode.
In manual drive mode, upshifts and downshifts are
made by the driver:
•
To shift up, pull the lever up (towards you).
•
To shift down, push the lever down (away from
you).
On the driver message center display, the first char-
acter is blank to indicate manual mode.
NOTE: Automatic shifting is possible only in for-
ward gear. When the selector switch is in re-
verse (R), all shifts are done manually, regard-
less of the position of the slide switch.
Gear Positions
Neutral
Neutral (N) is in the center of the three-position se-
lector switch located at the end of the SmartShift
control lever. To select neutral, press in the safety
release and move the selector switch to the center
position.
Neutral is always available during operation. When in
neutral, requests to upshift or downshift are ignored.
If the selector switch is moved from neutral to drive
while the vehicle is moving, the transmission will shift
into a gear within the engine’s operating torque
range.
Reverse
To select reverse (R), press in the safety release and
move the selector switch upward to the position
above neutral.
NOTE: When the selector switch is in reverse
(R), all shifts are done manually, regardless of
the position of the slide switch.
The vehicle must come to a complete stop before
selecting reverse. If reverse is selected with the ve-
hicle moving, an audible warning will sound. Once
the vehicle has come to a complete stop, reverse low
can be engaged.
There are two reverse gears. Reverse low (RL) is the
default reverse gear. To select reverse high (RH),
pull the control lever up (towards you). You can shift
between RL and RH "on the fly," without stopping
first.
Upshifting
NOTE: A request to upshift or downshift can
only be accepted in the manual mode.
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To upshift manually, pull the lever up (towards you). To
downshift manually, push the lever down (away from
you).
1.
SmartShift Control Lever
2.
Slide Switch (forward driving mode switch)
3.
MAN Position (on slide switch)
4.
AUTO Position (on slide switch)
5.
Upshift Direction
6.
Reverse Position (on selector switch)
7.
Selector Switch
8.
Safety Release
9.
Neutral Position (on selector switch)
10. Drive Position (on selector switch)
11. Downshift Direction
Fig. 8.13, SmartShift Controller (FreedomLine custom
version)
Transmissions
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