Allison Transmission 3500 SP

TABLEOFCONTENTS
IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION................................3
ABBREVIATIONSANDACRONYMS.................................4
TRADEMARKUSAGE.........................................7
ISO14000................................................8
LISTOFWARNINGS..........................................9
1.0SCOPEOFMANUAL
1.1SCOPEOFMANUAL.................................20
2.0INTRODUCTION
2.1KEEPINGTHATALLISONADVANTAGE......................21
3.0DRIVINGTIPS
3.1THEAUTOMATICEXPERIENCE...........................32
3.2STARTINGTHEENGINE...............................32
3.3COLDWEATHERSTARTS..............................36
3.3.1PreheatingRequirement...........................37
3.4HIGHFLUIDTEMPERATURE............................38
3.5TURNINGOFFTHEVEHICLE............................39
3.6PARKINGBRAKE...................................39
3.7ENGINE–DRIVENPOWERTAKEOFF(PTOALLMODELSEXCEPTHS
ANDPTS)........................................39
3.8DRIVINGONSNOWORICE.............................40
3.9ROCKINGOUT....................................41
3.10TOWINGORPUSHING................................42
3.11OPERATINGDOWNSTEEPGRADES(REAR-DISCHARGEMIXER)......43
3.12USING2
ND
REVERSE(4700/4800ONLY)......................43
4.0SELECTINGRANGEANDSHIFTSCHEDULES
4.1SELECTINGRANGE.................................44
4.1.1USINGKEYPADPUSHBUTTONSHIFTSELECTORTOSELECT
RANGE....................................45
4.1.1.1USINGUPSHIFTANDDOWNSHIFTARROWBUTTONS...45
4.1.2USINGBUMP-SHIFTLEVERSELECTORTOSELECTRANGE....46
4.1.2.1USINGSTRIPPUSHBUTTONSELECTORTOSELECT
RANGE...............................49
4.1.3SELECTORDISPLAYFLASHING(INHIBITS)...............51
4.1.3.1SHIFTSELECTORTRANSITIONANDOILFIELD
PUMPING(INPUTFUNCTIONBZ:WIRE142)(OFS
Models)...............................57
4.2SHIFTSCHEDULESANDAUTOMATICRANGESHIFTS.............60
4.2.1UPSHIFTING.................................60
4.2.1.1HOLDSCHEDULEFORUPSHIFTS...............60
4.2.2DOWNSHIFTING...............................61
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