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Active Components In Different Gear Positions






CLUTCHES
C1: Connects the input shaft with the rear planetary gear train's (P1) ring gears.
C2: Connects the input shaft with the common sun wheel of planetary gear trains P1 and P2.
C3: Connects the lower planetary gear train's (P3) planet carrier with the sun wheel.

BRAKES
B1: Locks the primary shaft's sun wheel to prevent it from rotating.
B2: Prevents the primary shaft's sun wheel from rotating anticlockwise.
B3: Locks the primary shaft's ring gear.
B4: Locks the lower planetary gear train's (P3) sun wheel.

FREEWHEEL
F1: Prevents the front planetary gear train's (P2) ring gear from rotating anticlockwise when B2 is applied.
F2: Prevents the front planetary gear train's (P2) ring gear from rotating anticlockwise.
F3: Prevents the lower planetary gear train's (P3) sun wheel from rotating clockwise.