The Smartware The electronics on Volvo engines and I-Shift are highly integrated and combined, they’re equipped with a host of sensors that continuously calculate the vehicle’s speed, acceleration, torque demand, weight, rolling and air resistance, and road grade. The engine adjusts torque output to suit demand so your fuel consumption is kept to a minimum while the drive is as smooth as it could be. When operating in slow-moving traffic, the engine will stay at idle speed, but you can toggle up or down through the gears depending on how fast traffic is moving. In the ‘A’ position it manages brake output automatically, depending on sensed demand. This stalk has three functions: in the ‘B’ position, it controls the engine brake application (40%, 75%, and 100%), and it will allow you to up- or down-shift to optimize brake output on steeper grades. The second driver point of contact with I-Shift is a stalk mounted on the steering column that controls the engine brake, and to a certain extent, the transmission. In ‘E’ mode, the transmission will select shift points and engine parameters to maximize fuel economy. There is also an economy/performance selector so the driver can choose how the engine shifts. The knob toggles between the three positions. There are three driving modes (forward manual (M), forward automatic (E), and reverse (R). The driver interface is a seat-mounted shift knob with a triggerstyle selector for manual shifts. It’s a full-manual gearbox with an electronically controlled X-Y shifter mechanism. It’s available in direct or overdrive (0.78:1) with an overall ratio of 14.94:1 in direct and 15.04:1 in overdrive configuration. The two reverse gears can be shifted on the fly, giving drivers more flexibility while backing. The Hardware The 12-speed I-Shift is a single counter-shaft, three-speed gearbox with high and low ranges and a two-speed splitter for each gear. This one feature improves drivability dramatically. As you press the throttle down the clutch engages very smoothly and away you go - just like in a manual, only better. If you just want to inch back, instead of slipping the clutch as you might do in a manual set-up, you just feather the throttle pedal. This feature is particularly helpful when backing. It’s a two-pedal set-up with a single-plate clutch engaged by an electronically controlled air-over-hydraulic actuator that takes its cues from the throttle pedal position at launch. The second thing that sets this transmission apart is the clutch arrangement. There’s a lot more to this, but we’ll get there in a minute. This high level of integration allows the transmission and the engine to calculate optimum output with appropriate gear selection to achieve the best possible combination of fuel economy and performance. First, the transmission’s electronics: Volvo optimized the I-Shift for use with the 2007 D11, D13, and D16 engines by programming each of the engine’s fuel maps and performance curves into the transmission. Two aspects of this transmission really set it apart. We were offered a few laps on a closed track to get a feel for it, and that was just enough to whet the appetite. Volvo launched I-Shift in late September at an event in Savannah, Ga., where a bunch of motor-noters had the chance to drive it. Its default is programmed for economy, but the driver can get performance out of it in a very natural and intuitive way. This is a driver’s transmission, but it will please the truck’s owner too. It will do anything you want it to, or it will manage the shifting all on its own - depending on how you choose to drive it. Volvo’s new automated-manual transmission, I-Shift, will blow drivers away. So please don't tell me, that you have no such options, because, as I said, I am not using that mod, so my game would be probably broken.Volvo’s new I-Shift will let you do the shifting – or do it for you. According to this image I always set right layouts in driven trucks. I have hard economy mod, which allow you to take first loan after 50 quick jobs and because I have now about 45 jobs done, I spent many kilometres in different trucks. And because I found some post on this forum about wishes to more realistic shift patterns I started "panic" More realistic shifter layouts are there so why want more? Or I am missing something? I am asking because I was using some transsmission mod related to layouts, but I left it many months ago. In this dropdown list which options do you have? Mine are (from top): Range, Splitter, Range-Splitter, Scania 12 speeds, Scania 12+2 speeds, Volvo 12 speeds, Volvo 12+2 speeds and ZF 12 speeds, ZF 16 speeds. When you go into Settings - Controls - H-Shifter setup, there is a first changeable option called "Shifter layout". I would like from you to clarify, that my game isn't messed by some unused mod.
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