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9.3 CHANGING TO LOW OR HIGH SPEED RANGE
Changing to low or high speed range
is done using a switch (B) on the front of
the gear change lever: turn the switch
down for low speed range and up for
high range. Pre-selection is permitted.
The actual gear changing takes place
when the gear change lever passes the
neutral position.
CAUTION: If the driver forgets to move the low-range switch (B) up
when changing up to the high speed range, 1
st
or 2
nd
gear can be
selected. This can seriously damage the clutch, gearbox and engine.
A protection device (gate protection) has therefore been incorporated.
If the vehicle speed is too high, the gear cannot be changed to 1
st
or
2
nd
gear using normal force. For safety's sake, it is still possible with
a great effort.
– Do not shift unnecessarily to 1
st
or 2
nd
gear while the gate
protection is active.
There is also a protection device for changing down from the high speed range to the
low speed range. This device makes it impossible to change down incorrectly at high
speeds to the low speed range. If the protection device is defective, it is only possible
to change gears within the high speed range. Also see 'Gearbox low-range protection'
in chapter 'Emergency repairs'.
9.4 CHANGING HALF GEARS (SPLITTING)
Changing half gears, or splitting, is
done using the switch (A) on the side of
the gear change lever. Lower side
pressed: low transmission, upper side
pressed: high transmission. When the
switch has been operated, the clutch
pedal must be fully depressed, after
which the gear-change is made. Pre-
selection is permitted.
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B
A
B
A
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