Clutch Protection Fault

Excessive clutch slippage creates heat and reduces the life of the clutch. These are some conditions which lead to clutch abuse:

• Using the throttle to hold the vehicle on a grade

• Starting the vehicle in too high a gear

• Overloading the vehicle

• Using high idle with the vehicle in gear

The UltraShift DM TCU is programmed to prevent clutch abuse. When the clutch overheats, the following alerts take place:

• The "TRANS TEMP" light comes on

• The current gear indicator displays "CA"

• A warning tone sounds at one second intervals

The alerts continue until the clutch cools, the throttle is released, or the clutch is fully engaged.