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Automated Standard
Transmissions
Objectives (1 of 2)
• Explain how a standard mechanical transmission is
adapted for automated shifting in three-pedal and
two-pedal systems.
• Identify three different OEM automated
transmissions and interpret the serial number codes
of each.
• Describe the hardware changes that differentiate a
standard Roadranger twin-countershaft
transmission from its electronically automated
version.
• Outline the electronic circuit components that are
used to manage AutoShift transmissions.
Objectives (2 of 2)
• Outline the main box and auxiliary section actuator
components required for AutoShift electronically
automated, standard transmissions.
• Describe how the electronic circuit components
work together to perform the system functions.
• Perform some basic diagnostic troubleshooting on
automated transmission electronics.
• Describe the ZF Meritor SureShift and FreedomLine
transmissions and the Mercedes Benz AGS
transmissions.
Transmission Identification
• Motor Power. Connected to the vehicle cranking motor, the circuit passes through
the 25-amp circuit breaker and the reverse voltage diode and connects to the
motor terminals.
• Motor ground. The motor is direct grounded through the power module by means
of a wire to the cranking motor ground terminal.
• Logic power. Logic power refers to the electric feed required to power up the
system ECUs. It is routed from the vehicle cranking motor battery terminal through
both the 25-amp and 10-amp circuit breakers.
• Logic ground. The logic ground is routed direct from the cranking motor ground
terminal through the power module and out to the logic power connector.
Transmission Controller
• It has some limited processing
capability but is mainly
responsible for managing the
switching requirements of the
system.
• The transmission controller
ECU is multiplexed.
• It is connected to the system
electrical/electronic circuit by
means of a dedicated harness
known as the transmission
harness.
• All of the input and output
circuits are connected to the
transmission controller by
means of this harness,
including the data link to the
system manager.
Inertia Brake
• The inertia brake system on
an AutoShift transmission
helps stop the countershafts
on initial engagements when
the clutch is either out of
adjustment or defective.
• The inertia brake is mounted
at the 6- or 8-bolt PTO.
• The inertia brake consists of a
solenoid and brake.
• The solenoid controls the
inertia brake by switching
regulated air pressure to the
inertia brake piston to apply
the friction and reaction discs,
which brakes the countershaft.
Caution
• No fault code
– A transmission is, above all, a mechanical
device, and problems will occur in which
active or inactive electronic codes are not
logged.
• Mechanical faults
– Never assume that every fault must be
electronically monitored.
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