Patent ID: 8070652

Claim:
A method for overcoming tooth abutment conditions when engaging gears in a transmission which is driven by a drive engine via a shiftable, automatically adjustable clutch that is activated by a clutch control unit, the transmission having at least a drive shaft, an output shaft, and one gear that is shiftable by positively locked shiftable elements, and a transmission brake that acts on the drive shaft, and a detection mechanism which detects tooth abutment conditions, the method comprising the steps of: adjusting the clutch, via the clutch control unit, to an actuating position when detecting an impending gear engagement, in which a predetermined torque is transferred from the drive engine, via the clutch, to the transmission drive shaft, and the predetermined torque is one of less than or equal to a braking torque actuated by the transmission brake, which is one of temporary or adjustable; and producing with and transmitting from the detection mechanism signals which cause a reduction of braking action, either directly or indirectly, by adjusting the transmission brake when a tooth abutment condition is detected.