Patent ID: 8244440

Claim:
An actuation process for a shifting arrangement with directional control valves for one of electrohydraulic, electropneumatic, electromagnetic and electromotor transmission control of a motor vehicle, the method comprising a current-monitoring function, for limiting a current load, in the shifting arrangement, and the current-monitoring function comprises the following steps: a) determining a total available current of the shifting arrangement available at a desired point in time, b) detecting shift requests from shift elements, c) comparing current requirements, requested by the shift requests, with the total available current, d) testing the shift requests according to preset priorities, e) when the shift requests would cause the total available current to be exceeded, sequentially shifting the shift elements corresponding to the priority test and initially blocking at least one shift request until the method determines that the at least one shift request can be executed without exceeding the total available current, and f) when the shift requests would not cause the total available current to be exceeded, immediately shifting the shift elements.