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Driving
R
N
D
2
1
Reverse gear
NOTE! The bus should be at a standstill when
selecting gear position R.
Neutral position.
Normal drive position – economic driving.
Short trips.
Shift up to higher gear does not take place.
Heavy traffic in difficult driving conditions.
(Also applies to gear position 3 where
appropriate)
There is no parking position on automatic gearboxes.
The handbrake must always be applied when parking.
Automatic neutral position
ZF gearboxes are available – and Voith always has a func-
tion – that enables the neutral position to be selected auto-
matically in the following circumstances: Accelerator pedal
released + footbrake pedal depressed + bus stationary.
When none to the above instructions are fulfilled, the previ-
ously selected gear will be engaged and the journey can
continue.
Kick-down.
The accelerator pedal’s wide open throttle position can be
felt through resistance in the pedal. If greater acceleration is
required, for example when overtaking, depress the accel-
erator pedal past this point to engage kick-down. Gear
change then occurs at a higher engine speed.
Reversing
Reverse is selected with position R. Gear changes between
forward/reverse can only be achieved after the N button is
pressed in.
Braking
Automatic gearboxes have integrated retarders. Read
about breaking with retarder earlier in this chapter in the
section ”Brakes”.
Stopping and parking
N-position should be selected and the handbrake applied
when the driver temporarily leaves the seat or when the
engine is stopped.
Warning!
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