Patent ID: 7167085
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
1. A process for displaying symbols unambiguously associated with different shifting states of a motor vehicle transmission in at least two different display positions, the process comprising the steps: shifting the motor vehicle transmission into a first shifting state by shifting a selector lever into a first selector lever position within a first shift gate, said first selector lever position being permanently associated with a first shifting state whereby the first shifting state becomes the current shifting state of the motor vehicle transmission; displaying the symbol associated with the first shifting state, as the current shifting state, in a first of the two display positions; displaying the symbol associated with a second of the shifting states in a second of the two display positions; shifting of the motor vehicle transmission from the first shifting state into said second shifting state by shifting the selector lever into a second selector lever position within a second shift gate, said second selector lever position being permanently associated with said second shifting state whereby the second shifting state becomes the current shifting state of the motor vehicle transmission; displaying the symbol associated with said second shifting state, as the current shifting state, in the first display position after the shifting and not displaying the symbol associated with said second shifting state in the second display position after said step of shifting, said first shift gate being parallel to said second shift gate, said first and said second shift gates being offset from one another in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the shift gates.