Patent ID: 8701517

Claim:
A method for gear shifting a dual clutch transmission from an initial gear into a target gear, wherein the dual clutch transmission comprises: a first drive shaft; a second drive shaft; a transmission input shaft; a transmission output shaft; a first clutch relating to the first drive shaft; and a second clutch relating to the second drive shaft; wherein the second clutch and the second drive shaft relate to the initial gear and the target gear; the first clutch and the first drive shaft relate to a support gear; the first and the second clutches can be opened or closed entirely or in part for transmitting a variety of clutch torques; via the first clutch and via the first drive shaft at least in part a first power transmission path transmitting power from the transmission input shaft to the transmission output shaft is provided; and via the second clutch and the second drive shaft at least in part a second power transmission path transmitting power from the transmission input shaft to the transmission output shaft is provided; the method comprising: shifting from the initial gear provided in the second power transmission path to the target gear provided in the same second power transmission path; shifting at least for a short time period into the support gear provided in the first power transmission path prior to gear shifting into the target gear; and starting a process of an uninterrupted reduction of the transmitted clutch torque at the second clutch down to zero prior to starting a process of closing the first clutch.