Mercedes-Benz Actros User Manual

Gear indicator
Gear indicator in the display of the on-board com-
puter
:
Direction of travel and/or selected gear
;
Gearshift recommendation (shift up Z/
shift down ¬)
or preselected gear (flash-
ing)
=
Drive program
Possible displays:
1 – 16
1st to 16th gear
N
Neutral position
N1
Low-range splitter group
N2
High-range splitter group
E
Neutral position in EcoRoll
mode
R1 – R4
1st to 4th reverse gear
A
Automatic drive program
A economy,
A power,
A fleet,
A offroad,
A municip
or A fire-
sv
Automatic drive program
with
drive-specific and vehi-
cle-specific gearshift pro-
gram
M
Manual drive program
Drive programs and drive functions
Automatic
The transmission control shifts gears depend-
ing on a number of factors including:
R
engine speed
R
accelerator pedal position
R
application of the continuous brake
R
load status of the vehicle
R
condition of the road surface
In addition, EcoRoll mode and crawler mode
can be deactivated and activated as drive
functions
using the Systems menu window in
the ä settings menu (Y page 160).
On vehicles without hydrodynamic clutch and
with the offroad gearshift program, the
crawler mode, which is specially suited for
driving off-road, can be activated or deacti-
vated using the í button (Y page 254).
Automatic transmission with drive-spe-
cific gearshift program
Depending on the type of transmission, the
gearshift program is either designed for:
R
the performance-oriented dynamic driving
mode with higher engine speeds – power
or
R
the driving mode that saves fuel – econ-
omy or
R
the performance-oriented driving mode
with
higher engine speeds for light off-road
terrain and building sites – offroad or
R
the performance-oriented dynamic driving
mode with higher engine speeds and a high
gross combination weight – heavy or
R
fleet mode – fleet or
R
refuse collection vehicles — municip or
R
the dynamic driving mode with optimal
acceleration for emergency and alarm call-
out journeys in fire engines – fire-sv
In the power, offroad, heavy and fire-sv
gearshift programs, automatic control only
shifts to the next gear at higher engine
250
Automated transmission
Driving mode

Mercedes-Benz Actros Specifications

General

Brand	Mercedes-Benz
Model	Actros
Category	Trucks
Language	English