Hydrostatic Drive System; Driving - Mercedes-Benz Unimog Operating Instructions Manual

Activating/deactivating standby
mode, vehicles with Telligent
matic gearshift
You can switch the hydrostatic drive system
to standby mode during a journey. In standby
mode, gears three to seven are available and
these are changed automatically. You cannot
change gears manually. At low engine
speeds, downshifting also takes place auto-
matically. In order to drive at full speed, you
must disengage the hydrostatic drive system
( Y page 200).
Hydrostatic drive system status indicator
Working mode cruise control display
=
Drive condition display
?
Work mode display
A
A drive
mode display
X
To activate standby mode: ensure that:
®
auto-
M work
or driving

Hydrostatic drive system

the clutch pedal is folded in
R
( Y page 181)
the hydrostatic drive system is activated
R
( Y page 199)
X
Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
point of resistance (kickdown) for approx-
imately one second.
A driveA appears in the status area of
the on-board computer. Drive condition
display ? and working mode cruise con-
trol display = go out.
Indicator lamp ; in the button flashes. The
hydrostatic drive system is in standby
mode.
X To deactivate standby mode and acti-
vate the hydrostatic drive system:
reduce the vehicle speed to below
25 km/h.
X
Briefly press the o button on the multi-
function lever.
M work
A, drive condition display ? and
working mode cruise control display =
appear in the status area of the on-board
computer.
Indicator lamp ; in the button lights up.
The hydrostatic drive system is activated.
When coasting to a stop, standby mode is
automatically deactivated and the hydro-
static drive system is engaged. Therefore,
pulling away takes place hydrostatically. The
desired pulling-away gear, from 1 to 6, can be
selected while stationary.
Driving with the hydrostatic drive sys-
tem
General notes
When the hydrostatic drive system is activa-
ted, then either the "drive" or "work" mode is
selected.
Handling characteristics
When driving with the hydrostatic drive sys-
tem, the vehicle's driving and rolling-out char-
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