Shifting the AutoQuad™ PLUS Transmission

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A - Range-Shift Lever

B - Gear-Shift Buttons

C - Forward/Reverse Lever

D - Automatic Button

E - Hand Clutch Button

F - Gear-Shift Switch (Extra)

Gears are shifted using range-shift lever (A), gear-shift buttons (B) - or switch (F) - and forward/reverse lever (C). Automatic gear shifting is activated and de-activated by means of button (D). The hand clutch is operated via button (E).

Before starting the engine, move forward/reverse lever (C) to neutral position. To drive, first move range shift lever (A) to the desired range and then move the forward/reverse lever to the desired direction of travel.

CAUTION: If the forward/reverse lever is actuated while the engine is running and a range is selected, the tractor will start to move.

To change the ranges, the clutch pedal has to be depressed or the hand clutch button has to be actuated. There is no need to actuate the clutch to shift gears or to change the direction of travel.

To park the tractor, move forward/reverse lever (C) to its neutral position, then engage park lock at the range shift lever (A).

IMPORTANT: Engage park lock only when the tractor is stationary.

NOTE: If shift lever (A) is moved to park when forward/reverse lever (C) is not in neutral, an audible alarm is triggered and the blue INFO light comes on. When the engine shuts off, the forward/reverse lever remains in its selected position but the transmission shifts into neutral.

If the forward/reverse lever is not in neutral when the engine is started, an audible alarm is triggered and the relevant message appears on the CommandCenter™ to alert the operator.

If the forward/reverse lever is moved out of neutral while park is engaged, an audible alarm is triggered and the blue INFO light comes on. To make the tractor move, put the range shift lever in a range first and then move the forward/reverse lever from neutral to the desired position.

Hand Clutch

Press button (E), the clutch separates. Ranges may be selected or the tractor can be halted.

Release button (E), the clutch engages with modulation.

On tractors equipped with a seat switch (operator presence switch), the following applies:

If, within the last 3 seconds before the button is released, there was no weight on the seat and no actuation of the clutch pedal or brake pedal, the tractor does not move, even though the forward/reverse lever is in the forward or reverse position. A message appears on the CommandCenter™. To make the tractor move, move the forward/reverse lever to neutral and then back into the desired direction.

NOTE: The hand clutch is not suitable for creeping up to an implement.

The hand clutch can be activated and de-activated at address PTQ167. See Customization in Operation and Entering Diagnostic Addresses Using CommandCenter (Customer Level), Section "Diagnostic Trouble Codes and Customization".

Optimum gear-shifting for driving under load (transport) with speed-matching and automatic gear shifting both deactivated:

1. Select a range suitable for driving under load.
2. Engage the first gear.
3. Drive and shift up through the ranges until the top range is reached.
4. Shift up through the gears.

Optimum gear-shifting for driving under load (transport) with speed-matching activated and automatic gear shifting deactivated:

1. Select a range suitable for driving under load.
2. Engage the first gear.
3. Drive and shift up through the gears until the top gear is reached.
4. Select the next range; speed-matching automatically selects the gear that corresponds to travel speed.
5. Shift up through the gears and change ranges until desired travel speed is obtained.

Optimum gear-shifting for driving under load (transport) with automatic gear shifting activated:

1. Select a range suitable for driving under load.
2. Drive the tractor and increase travel speed. Automatic gear-shifting shifts up through the gears in relation to travel speed until the highest gear is reached.
3. Keep changing to the next range until desired travel speed is obtained.
4. Shift up through the gears and change ranges until desired travel speed is obtained.

Cold weather operation

If the oil is cold (0°C, 32°F), it may affect how the forward/reverse lever operates. At temperatures below -10°C (14°F), it may take longer to change the direction of travel. Below +5°C (41°F), the automatic softshift is de-activated.

In certain circumstances, the forward/reverse lever may have to be actuated several times before the tractor starts to move. When the oil has had time to warm up, operation becomes normal again.

Come home mode

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Under certain circumstances, the tractor can still be driven even if there is an electrical fault in the transmission.

To do this, stop the engine, remove connector K05/03 (relay box LCS-05) and re-install it at a position rotated 90° to the right from its original position.

NOTE: In the come-home mode, engine speed is limited to 1500 rpm and only the first gear in each range is available. The hand clutch is NOT available.

Restriction in the event of a missing speed signal

If the control unit notices that the speed signal is missing, only the first three gears in each range are available.

AutoShift

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A - Automatic Button

B - Automatic Icon

C - Transmission gear indicator

D - Bar Symbol for Highest Gear

Automatic gear-shifting is selected by pressing button (A) once; icons (B) and (D) appear on the display together with the current gear (C).

The gears in each range are shifted in relation to the position of the hand throttle or accelerator pedal as soon as engine speed reaches a maximum or minimum value. These values can be set at the CommandCenter™ (see AutoQuad™ PLUS Transmission - Settings on the following pages).

The automatic function can be de-activated by pressing button (A) once again or by selecting a gear manually.

IMPORTANT: Eco mode is suitable ONLY for light work in the field and for driving on roads when the load being pulled is not heavy.

Eco mode: Hand/Foot throttle more than 85% towards top speed and engine running at above 1872 rpm: Transmission shifts up.
Hand/Foot throttle more than 55% towards top speed and engine running at under 1220 rpm: Transmission shifts down.
Hand/Foot throttle less than 55% towards top speed and engine running at under 1100 rpm: Transmission shifts down.

Power mode: Hand/Foot throttle more than 85% towards top speed and engine running at under 2052 rpm: Transmission shifts up.
Hand/Foot throttle more than 55% towards top speed and engine running at under 1600 rpm: Transmission shifts down.
Hand/Foot throttle less than 55% towards top speed and engine running at under 1100 rpm: Transmission shifts down.

Intermediate settings: The engine speeds at which the transmission shifts can be customized at the CommandCenter™ to change the shift point to an intermediate level between Eco mode and Power mode.

Programmable highest gear in automatic gear shifting

NOTE: For programming, automatic gear shifting must be switched off.

In addition to activating the automatic gear shifting, button (A) may be used to determine the highest possible gear. The following applies:

Press button (A)	Highest Gear	Bar symbol
1x	4th gear	4 bars
2x briefly in succession	3rd gear	3 bars
3x briefly in succession	2nd gear	2 bars

This setting is lost as soon as automatic gear shifting is switched off.

In the illustration, the highest gear (D) is 3rd (three bars light up).