Assigned to a 2013 Volvo with I Shift...

I just recently got assigned to a 09 with the i shift. personally i love it, esp in Dallas rush hour. question for ya'll regarding using the engine brake and snow. i'm a newbie, 8 months and have yet to drive in snow. I'm pretty sure i'll have to seeing as my weekly run includes going north of Milwaukee. typically when running down the road i leave it in the first postion, i believe it shows as eco-roll on the dash or something like that. now when in snow, what are your recommendations about using the engine brake? MUCH APPRECIATED FOR ANY ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME.

 

We are using them here for years, an excellent system and very reliable, there's a new double clutch version out here now and I'd imagine gearshifts will be made in milliseconds !

It's refreshing to see someone who has the brains to work out that sometimes you have to be the 'eyes' for the gearbox, alot of people that I see criticizing these gearboxes can't figure out why the truck doesn't 'know' it's heading towards a hill or obstacle And complain it's in the wrong gear and that wouldn't have happened with a manual, other people that complain never drove one. They are a good gearbox and I think you'll be happy with it, safe driving!

 

Engine brakes and retarders etc should be switched off in ice completely , as regards the ishift; if you feel you need to clutch you can knock the ishift lever into neutral then you can re-engage the gear by selecting drive again without problems

 

I'm the one guy who would NEVER want an autobox, well, I LOVE my ishift. It's very intuitive, and between the quiet, smooth ride of my 780, and the ishift I'm fresh after a 15 hr day and 1300 kms, ready to do another. My Pete and my Freightliners never came close to that.

 

Yup and better in your pocket than in the pocket of OPEC, imagine the savings on a large fleet

 

That's what it's all about, being fresh after your days work so you can enjoy some quality of life outside of the cab.

 

Yup. I'm trying to figure out a mount for my mountain bike so I can do some riding while I'm on the road, exercise would do me good, I could stand to drop 50 lbs...... Was always was to burned out after a long day to even think about that.

 

Great idea!