Inventors:
Johan Bjernetun - Göteborg, SE
Anders Eriksson - Torslanda, SE
Johnny Yngve - High Point NC, US
Assignee:
Volvo Lastvagnar AB - Göteborg
International Classification:
G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00
US Classification:
701 60, 701 58, 475 20, 475159, 192 8561, 19211335
Abstract:
A method and device are provided for securing lubrication of an automated manual transmission, AMT, in a vehicle, when towing the vehicle, and where a transmission lubrication system is drivingly connected to and driven by rotation of an intermediate shaft of the AMT. The following steps can be executed in mentioned order and starting from when ignition of the vehicle is switched on: registering a signal that towing of the vehicle is demanded, disengaging all gears that are arranged to drivingly engage or disengage an input shaft to the intermediate shaft of the automated manual transmission, and engaging one gear that is arranged to drivingly engage or disengage the intermediate shaft to an output shaft of the automated manual transmission.