Efficiency Manager™ on the e18™ Transmission

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Transmission Shortcut Button on Navigation Bar

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Efficiency Manager™ Icon on Corner Post Display

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Efficiency Manager™ 1 and 2 Switch
A - Efficiency Manager™ Icon
B - Efficiency Manager™ Buttons
C - Set Speed Adjusting Wheel
Efficiency
Manager shifts transmission to maintain
set speed.
- Efficiency Manager™ is not to be used during scraper loading.
- Efficiency Manager™ allows for three shift modes Full
Auto, Custom, and Manual.
Enabling Efficiency Manager™
- Efficiency Manager™, is automatically enabled in Full Auto Mode and Custom Mode.
- To enable Efficiency Manager™ in Manual
Mode, select Efficiency Manager™ button 1 or 2 (B) on CommandARM™.
When using Efficiency Manager™ Transmission
- Efficiency Manager™ indicator lights up on the corner
post display (A).
- Set throttle to full engine rpm. Tractor reaches set speed
only if engine throttle is set to full rpm.
- Efficiency Manager™ commands up or down shifts and engine
rpm to maintain track speed.
- When in Full Auto Mode and Custom Mode, shifting with bump lever automatically
changes set speed to next closest available standard set speed.
- Shift decision is based on load conditions, throttle command,
and operator settings.
- Target speed is adjusted using set speed adjuster (C)
on shift lever.
- If engine speed falls too low levels, transmission shifts
into neutral to prevent engine stall.
- Depressing clutch pedal suspends Efficiency Manager™ but
not Efficiency Manager™ function. Efficiency Manager™ resumes in Start
gear or lower, when clutch pedal is released. To adjust Start gear
see Setting Start Gear in this section of Owner’s Manual.
When disabling Efficiency Manager™, tractor rpm changes
to match throttle position, possibly resulting in tractor acceleration.
Disabling Efficiency Manager™ Transmission
Efficiency Manager™ can be disabled only in Manual Mode, and is engaged when an Efficiency Manager™ button
(B) is selected again.
Efficiency Manager™ set speeds can be programmed into iTEC, but not Efficiency
Manager™ on and off.
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Efficiency Manager is a trademark of Deere &
Company
iTEC is a trademark
of Deere & Company
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