Transmission technology
The right transmission for every bus: Individually optimized to suit the very application they will be used in, MAN transmissions allow for maximal efficiency and driving comfort during long coach routes as well as in intercity and city traffic.
ZF EcoShift manual transmission
The newly-developed ZF Eco Shift manual transmission makes shifting gears an extraordinarily pleasant experience, thanks to its ease of operation. Gears engage perceptibly. This considerably increases the safety of gear shifting. It also reduces the chance of shifting the wrong gear, whereby it is almost impossible to accidentally put the vehicle into reverse. Additionally, Intarder 3 allows for increasing braking performance by up to 20 percent.
Application: Intercity buses and coaches (Lion's Coach, Lion's Intercity)
Automated manual transmission
(MAN TipMatic®)
MAN TipMatic® is based on an automated manual transmission. Selecting the right gear for every driving situation, the system adapts engine speed during gearshifts. A manual driving mode is also available. The system can be operated via the driving range selector switch or the steering column stalk. The display shows the driver which gear is engaged.
Application: Intercity buses and coaches (Lion's Coach, Lion's Coach EfficientLine)
ZF EcoLife automated manual transmission
Improvement of the ZF EcoLife automatic transmission with the Step 3 transmission control makes driving and travelling experience even better. This is achieved by smooth and silent gearshifts that don’t interrupt vehicle traction and offer a constantly high shifting quality with very little chance left for errors. Moreover, due to its optimised diagnostic capability with UDS (Unified Diagnostics Services), the new Step 3 software package enables vehicle downtime to be considerably reduced.
Application: City and intercity buses as well as coaches (Lion's City, Lion's City Ü, Lion's Intercity)
Voith DIWA transmission
The transmission is installed in all MAN Lion's City series as standard. It features electronic integration in the powertrain, an efficient mechanical-hydraulic power split, as well as a high-performance secondary retarder. Additionally, it has the SensoTop topography-dependent shift program that ensures optimised shift speeds and a considerably lower fuel consumption for even heavy vehicle classes. A separate, maintenance-free altimeter automatically detects slopes and downhill gradients, and calculates the corresponding optimal shift points.
Application: City and Intercity buses as well as coaches (Lion's City, Lion's City Ü, Lion's Intercity)