Patent ID: 7220215

Claim:
Motor driven cargo vehicle with an automated clutch ( 33 ) and a transmission ( 39 ) between the engine ( 31 ) and the vehicle drive wheels ( 52 ), comprising an electronic control unit ( 54 ) for controlling the engine, and an electronic control unit for controlling the transmission and the clutch, depending on a set position of a manual gear selector ( 53 ), said control unit being arranged, with the gear selector in a position (D) for automatic shifting at starting off, to select a starting-off gear speed which is determined by a gear selection strategy stored in the control unit, which is dependent on various control parameters fed into the control unit, which comprise at least road incline and vehicle weight, characterized in that the transmission control unit ( 19 ) is arranged at starting off to select the highest gear speed making starting off of the vehicle ( 10 ) possible with the engine torque available at engine idle speed, introducing an amount of energy from the engine ( 31 ) to the clutch ( 33 ) amounting, at most, to a predetermined maximum value.