Patent ID: 6260432
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
Selecting device for selecting operating positions of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle by deflection of a selector lever into a plurality of deflecting directions comprising:a selector lever which automatically moves back from the deflecting directions for selecting an individual operating position and by which the automatic transmission is controlled in a first or a second operating mode;the first operating mode including a selection of individual driving positions in an automatic operation and the second operating mode including a step-by-step shifting of gears in a manual operation by way of a transmission control device;wherein for each operating mode, each individual operating position of the automatic transmission is assigned to a respective deflection direction of the selector lever;wherein maximally four operating positions are selectable in each of the first and second operating modes by movement of the selector lever in two shifting channels which are disposed substantially perpendicularly with respect to one another;wherein cruise control functions are controlled by way of the selector lever in a third operating mode.