Allison Transmission 3500 User Manual

7.0SHIFTSELECTORSCOMPONENTSANDFUNCTIONS
7.1SELECT/MONITORDISPLAY............................129
7.2BACKLIGHTING...................................129
7.3MODEBUTTON...................................129
7.4TRANSSERVICEINDICATOR(WRENCHICON).................131
7.5SELECTORDISPLAYDESCRIPTIONSFORACTIVEDIAGNOSTIC
TROUBLECODES(DTCs)ANDINHIBITS....................132
7.6SELECTORDISPLAYISINOPERATIVE......................133
7.7BUMP-SHIFTLEVERSELECTOR.........................134
7.8KEYPADPUSHBUTTONSHIFTSELECTOR...................135
7.9STRIPPUSHBUTTONSHIFTSELECTOR....................136
8.0CUSTOMIZINGCONTROLSANDTCMPROGRAMMING
8.1VEHICLEANDTRANSMISSIONSIGNALINTERFACEOVERVIEW......137
8.2INPUTANDOUTPUTFUNCTIONSOVERVIEW.................137
8.3CONTROLSSYSTEMOVERVIEW.........................139
8.4TRANSMISSIONCONTROLMODULE(TCM)HARDWARE
DESCRIPTION....................................141
8.5AUTODETECT....................................142
8.6ADAPTIVESHIFTING................................142
8.7COMMUNICATIONTHROUGHVEHICLEDATALINKS..............143
8.8INFORMATIONDISPLAYS.............................143
9.0EXTERNALWIREHARNESSES,VEHICLEINTERFACE
MODULE,ANDRETARDERCONTROLS
9.1WIREHARNESSES.................................144
9.2VEHICLEINTERFACEMODULE(VIM)......................145
9.3RETARDERCONTROLS..............................145
10.0TRANSMISSIONCOMPONENTS
10.1TORQUECONVERTER...............................147
10.2PLANETARYGEARSANDCLUTCHES......................148
10.3COOLERCIRCUIT..................................148
10.4RETARDER......................................148
10.5CONTROLVALVEMODULE............................148
10.6TRANSMISSIONSPEEDSENSORS........................149
10.7TRANSFERCASE(DROPBOX)3700SPTRANSMISSION(5TH
GENERATIONCONTROLSONLY).........................149
11.0GENERALGUIDELINES
11.1WELDINGONVEHICLE...............................152
11.2PAINTINGONVEHICLE...............................152
11.2.1ElectrostaticPainting............................152
11.2.2PaintingofTransmissionControlComponents..............153
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Allison Transmission 3500 Specifications

General

Retarder	Optional
Protection Rating	IP67
Gears	6-speed
Type	Automatic
Input Voltage	12V or 24V
Communication Protocol	J1939
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to +85°C