ISO/TS 12104:2003

Road vehicles — Gearshift patterns — Manual transmissions with power-assisted gearchange and automatic transmissions with manual-gearshift mode

ISO/TS 12104:2003 establishes the shift patterns for manual transmissions with power-assisted gear changes and automatic transmissions with manual-gearshift mode on road vehicles. It also specifies the location of the gear-select and manual-gearshift modes in relation to one another. It is applicable to road vehicles as defined in ISO 3833, excepting motorcycles. It is not applicable to manual transmissions having gearshift patterns without a +/- manual-gearshift mode, nor to displays or tell-tales.

Véhicules routiers — Disposition de la commande de changement de vitesse — Boîtes de vitesses à commande manuelle assistée et boîtes de vitesse automatiques à commande manuelle

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 09-Dec-2003
• ICS: 43.040.50 - Transmissions, suspensions
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 22 - Road vehicles
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 22 - Road vehicles
• Current Stage: 9599 - Withdrawal of International Standard
• Completion Date: 13-Aug-2014

Relations

• Consolidated By: ISO 11608-5:2012 - Needle-based injection systems for medical use — Requirements and test methods — Part 5: Automated functions
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 12104
First edition
2003-12-15

Road vehicles — Gearshift patterns —
Manual transmissions with power-
assisted gearchange and automatic
transmissions with manual-gearshift
mode
Véhicules routiers — Disposition de la commande de changement de
vitesse — Boîtes de vitesses à commande manuelle assistée et boîtes
de vitesse automatiques à commande manuelle




Reference number
ISO/TS 12104:2003(E)
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ISO 2003

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ISO/TS 12104:2003(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references. 1
3 Terms and definitions. 1
4 Gear modes. 2
4.1 Gear-select mode. 2
4.2 Manual-gearshift mode. 3
5 Application of shift direction principles for manual-gearshift mode . 4
5.1 General. 4
5.2 Fore/Aft. 4
5.3 Left/right (transverse). 6
5.4 Up/down (vertical). 8
Annex A (informative) Indication of low gear(s) in MSA shift pattern. 9
Bibliography . 10

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ISO/TS 12104:2003(E)
Foreword
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ISO/TS 12104 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, Subcommittee SC 13,
Ergonomics applicable to road vehicles.
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ISO/TS 12104:2003(E)
Introduction
Electronic controls for vehicle transmissions can make the operation of changing gears for manual and
automatic transmissions much more alike. Gear changes in manual transmissions can be made in a similar
manner to those in automatics, without the need for a clutch pedal. Conversely, automatic transmissions can
incorporate a means for manually shifting between individual gears. When the operation of changing gears is
similar for both types of transmissions, drivers expect a similar shift pattern for selecting or changing gears.
This document is published as a Technical Specification because there is controversy about the most
appropriate shift direction for fore/aft motion of a floor- or instrument panel-mounted gear lever. Currently,
some vehicles use the forward direction of the gear lever for upshifts, while other vehicles use the rearward
direction for upshift. National delegations have not achieved consensus on which shift direction to standardize
for this particular situation. Consensus has been achieved for all other shift directions shown in Table 1.
TC 22/SC 13 believes that a standard for direction of motion is desirable. Drivers of road vehicles should not
have to contend with two opposite shift directions of motion for the floor-mounted lever gearshift controls. Data
provided by Japan indicated that there was no stereotype for the upshift direction of motion when gear levers
were mounted on the floor and operated in the fore/aft direction. Either direction could have been chosen as
the standard. After considering all data and arguments for each direction of motion, SC 13 decided that pull
rearward for upshift was the best alternative. By publishing this document as a Technical Specification, SC 13
is giving manufacturers time to provide data to support a different direction of motion, or change their products
in order to comply with this Technical Specification.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/TS 12104:2003(E)

Road vehicles — Gearshift patterns — Manual transmissions
with power-assisted gearchange and automatic transmissions
with manual-gearshift mode
1 Scope
This Technical Specification establishes the shift patterns for manual transmissions with power-assisted gear
changes and automatic transmissions with manual-gearshift mode on road vehicles. It also specifies the
location of the gear-select and manual-gearshift modes in relation to one another. It is applicable to road
vehicles as defined in ISO 3833, excepting motorcycles. It is not applicable to manual transmissions having
gearshift patterns without a +/− manual-gearshift mode, nor to displays or tell-tales.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3833, Road vehicles —Types — Terms and definitions
ISO 2575, Road vehicles — Symbols for controls, indicators and tell-tales
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
shift pattern
driver interface indicating the transmission settings, and the arrangement (sequence) of those settings, that
are selectable by the driver using the shift control device
3.2
power-assisted gear changes
〈manual transmission〉 gear changes accomplished by an add-on power controller, eliminating the need for
driver operation of a clutch pedal
3.3
manual-gearshift mode
gearshift mode, unique in respect of the normal shift pattern, that permits manual upshift (+) or downshift (−)
through forward or backward gears using a shift-con
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