Bentley R Type - Automatic Gear Changing

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Automatic
Gean Changing'
The
gearbox is
fully
automatic
in operation_
throughout
the
r?nge
of
the
g"ear ratios;
however,
a
manuaf
control
let'er
is
mounted
on
the
stee"ring
column, by
means of which
a selectio1
Tay
be
made
of
the desired."ranges
best"suited
to the
operating
conditions,
thus
glvilg
the
driver
great"er flexibility
of
the
conirol
and
enabling
him to
use
his
judgment
and
skill.
Three
forward
speed
ranges
are
provided,
also
neutral
and
reverse.
The
quadrant
is
marked
as follows:-
.
The
gear ratios available
in
each
of the
positions
are
as
under:-
"4"--Top,
3rd,
znd
and
rst.
rrr"-Jrd,
2nd
and rst.
"2"-2Y1d
and fSt.
For
all normal driving
conditions
the
lever
is
placed
in the
position
marked
"
4"
,
when
all fdur
speed.s
are
available
under
the
control
of
the
auto**ti.
"control
unit"]
which
will
select
the
suitable
gear ratio
according
to the
degree
of
throttle
opening
and
the
speed
of
the
car.
The
gear
lever
quad-
rant is
provided
with
a
gate
between
positions
"
2"
and"3"
and
a button
on
the
lever has to
be
depressed to
move in
or
out of
neutral or
into
reverse,
thus
preventing
inadvertent engagement
with
an unwanted
gear.
For
greater control
of
the
car
when
touring
in hilly or difficult
coun-
try,
the
gear lever
should
be
placed in the
position
marked
"3".
The
change either
up
or
down,
between
4th
and
3rd
speed,
can
be
made
at any
*noment
by
the
simple
moverRent
of
the
lever.
Easing
the
press-
ure
on the
accelerator
R.
2.
3.
4.
N.
Fig.
2.-GEAR
RANGE
SELECTOR
LEVER.
1.
Lever.
2. Neutral and
reverse
lock
button.
3. Underseat
heater.
4. De-mister.
(Pull
out-hot,
push
in-cold.)
pedal
facilitates
the
change, but this
is
not essential.
Should
the
driver
desire
maximum acceleration,
he
may
obtain
a
lower
ge?r at full
throttle
by depressing
the
accelgr_atgr
pedal
beyond
the no-rmal limit
of its travel,
so
actuating
the
kick-down
switch.