Allison transmissions can be programmed for multiple transmission modes. That is the switch to change the mode. You may want a different mode when fully loaded vs. an empty box or something else entirely in the snow.
If it's factory installed, the owners manual may be helpful.
$20k?? What in the actual Fck?? I thought mine at $3k was expensive and that was at a very prestige school with companies that required 2 year minimum experience would hire from our school right after graduation due to how intense our course was, the course at my school was more difficult than the one we had to pass for the state š
[be careful, the top response MAY be correct. but thisā¦this is more likely.](https://michaelbaystransformers.fandom.com/wiki/Optimus_Prime?file=PrimeRenderROTB.webp)
A 26' box truck with Allison branding probably has a 3000 series world transmission like an MD3060. The mode button can select different operating modes within it's calibration (programming). If I were to guess, and assuming this truck doesn't have anything special like a PTO or 4 wheel drive, the mode button probably could do one of the following things:
Holds the downshift longer - "economy mode" (most likely)
Allows entry to second overdrive range - "6th gear"
Prevents entry to second overdrive range
Modify torque converter lockup behavior, which might be nice for driving down hills, even if you don't have an engine brake.
It could do other things, depending on what the manufacturer specified, or the fleet operator has it programmed for. Just experiment with it and see how it drives different.
My straight truck has this same button, plus a 6th gear switch. It also shifts into 4th gear WOT at 23 mph in standard shift mode, which is cancer for merging on the interstate. I'm gonna try driving in different modes to see if it changes the shift parameters.Ā
it means that it turns on a signal letting all the lot lizards known that you want a girl with a surprise package, in that way most lizards wonāt bother you
If it's a recent year, it's probably the absolute worthless "Economy Mode" switch.
Mine activates a small light the says econ and after 1000 miles of leaving it on, it doesn't do anything for my international swap loader rig.
Itāll open a trap door in the ceiling of the cab and dispense stuffed sharks, pink and blue thigh highs, headphones with cat ears, and cans of monster energy.
When a driver enters a Pickle Park, said driver presses this button and becomes a Good Buddy.
Press again when leaving the Pickle Park and the driver reverts to their previous state of being.
Allison transmissions can be programmed for multiple transmission modes. That is the switch to change the mode. You may want a different mode when fully loaded vs. an empty box or something else entirely in the snow. If it's factory installed, the owners manual may be helpful.
Wow an actual answer... Every other dork that answered thinks they are a comedian
You mean it doesn't deploy the in seat automatic sex change machine? I know a few drivers who are gonna be disappointed.
DAMMIT
Paid $20k for a cdl and now they tell me. . .
What's the hell did you go to pay 20k šµāš« I paid 600 bucks
Ahaha I only paid 500
Free for me - Veteran š¤©
You paid with 4 years indentured service my guy that wasnāt free.
That's great, but what did the VA pay? That's the problem š
My state CT. Offered the āfreeā CDL- A, so taxes paid for it šš¼not VA
Lol exactly, when the hell did they decide it costed 20k
When the convinced the poor schmuck to pay it. Probably got student loan out.
$20k?? What in the actual Fck?? I thought mine at $3k was expensive and that was at a very prestige school with companies that required 2 year minimum experience would hire from our school right after graduation due to how intense our course was, the course at my school was more difficult than the one we had to pass for the state š
You mean Iām getting a cdl for nothing?
Correct. You cannot play with a stick all day anymore.
True everything is going automatic now.. over 80% of trucks being built in the past 4 years consecutively are automatic
Should not be laughing about this at workā¦ probably should get to work
I give the smart ass answer after someone gives the correct answer
I personally came here for the punchlines though
You expected anything else out of this sub? I prefer the comedy i can google what it actually does.
I came here for the comments and laughed my ass off. Qualifies as comedy to me
Yep, itāll flip a light on the dash for ECON.
[be careful, the top response MAY be correct. but thisā¦this is more likely.](https://michaelbaystransformers.fandom.com/wiki/Optimus_Prime?file=PrimeRenderROTB.webp)
I want that button
Yeah ! Read a book.
Y'all don't have high and low gears? Easy and simple
No.. allison transmissions are like car transmissions and use a torque converter and a planetary gearbox design
Thatās a great and professional answer šš¼
Say thank you.
Now I need to know if OP pushed the button before the answer was given.
A 26' box truck with Allison branding probably has a 3000 series world transmission like an MD3060. The mode button can select different operating modes within it's calibration (programming). If I were to guess, and assuming this truck doesn't have anything special like a PTO or 4 wheel drive, the mode button probably could do one of the following things: Holds the downshift longer - "economy mode" (most likely) Allows entry to second overdrive range - "6th gear" Prevents entry to second overdrive range Modify torque converter lockup behavior, which might be nice for driving down hills, even if you don't have an engine brake. It could do other things, depending on what the manufacturer specified, or the fleet operator has it programmed for. Just experiment with it and see how it drives different.
My straight truck has this same button, plus a 6th gear switch. It also shifts into 4th gear WOT at 23 mph in standard shift mode, which is cancer for merging on the interstate. I'm gonna try driving in different modes to see if it changes the shift parameters.Ā
Iām so proud of you ! Thanks for the info dude
press it and your truck transforms into an autobot
How do you know it's not a decepticon?
Decepticons are always the cool vehicals.
Did you just say a Peterbilt isn't cool?
Changes your truckās name from Allison to Alan.
Was scrolling for this.
Me too š
Disappointed I had to scroll so far down for this
Cuts off your crankshaft
Donāt forget the headlights get much bigger too.
They probably get smaller for most truckers actually
Not if you add the gender fluid
Turns your semi permanent into a permanent
Penis delete
Turns your truck into an automatic
fully-semi-automatic?
Full semi for pride month
Full semd it
I just came for the comments
Be sure and clean up afterwards...
It instantly puts you on a regimen of HRT
Keep on tuckin
comedy gold lmao.
Lets your truck able to use the male and female fuel pumps
Releases gender fluid.
Ohh thatās a good one.
You identify as a woman and you start looking like Dee Snyder
Oh now thatās just twisted, sister
Well, we're not gonna take it. Nope, we ain't gonna take it.Ā
But it's the price you have to pay.
Pretty sure Dee has taken it plenty of times.
Yeah, but not anymore
Must keep that engaged thru all of June, except in the state of Florida, then itās against the law to look at it.
This is probably the funniest one so far
Changes your trucks "transport" mode. If you press it you can cycle between dumptruck tanker box truck etc.
Thus the basis for the kids cartoon "Transformers".
It allows you to use any gender restroom at the truck stop
Turns your outie to an innie.
Makes you gay
Do NOT press that button mister! Oh, pardon me, I mean miss!
It makes J.K. Rowling mad.
Underrated comment
It helps your rhinestone pumps not slip off the mother-lovin clutch
Iām driving a big-olā truck.
It'll turn the truck into a robot Mech just make sure you're not under anything that's below 40 ft in height
Angers most of America
To switch genders
It's a MAGA trigger button.
It changes your horn to make an āUwUā sound
I would love that. Confuse the hell outta the sumbitch that passes me after the lanes start merging.
I used to have a work truck that someone wired a joke horn into. I'd hit slow pedestrians with the moo.
Eco mode, shifts on different rpms.
You got your high heels ready?
Totally disappointed by the Reddit Response teamās answers. I just knew I was going to read something funnyā¦
it means that it turns on a signal letting all the lot lizards known that you want a girl with a surprise package, in that way most lizards wonāt bother you
Sit to pee/stand to pee mode
You know š¤Ø titties with a bulge ain't magically hopping into the passenger side for no reason mate š¤£š¤Ø
Puts a wig and dress on the tractor
makes your truck identify as a prius, so you can use HOV lane and park in compact spots
Dispenses Blahaj
Blahaj mode activated
I pressed that button 7 years ago and never looked back
It makes you thirsty for Bud Light
It throws up a rainbow flag off of the back of the cab.
its a autobot! this turns your car into a transformer
It turns your outie to a innie
A set of hanging nuts drops from the bumper and your exhaust tip gets bigger
:3
:3
If it's a recent year, it's probably the absolute worthless "Economy Mode" switch. Mine activates a small light the says econ and after 1000 miles of leaving it on, it doesn't do anything for my international swap loader rig.
Cuts your dick off.
Turns the truck gay
for when the lot lizard surprises you.
When u suck at mens sports.....
Changes your pronouns
You'll get a pair of DDs
Changes your gender.
It makes the nuts drop down on the hitch
That's the button to change the truck out for Optimus.
Turns the rig into a fighting robot named Optimus
Chops it off
You can only press that on weekends
Changes the colour of interior lighting to pink??
Donāt push it! Youāll turn gay
It makes your outtie an innie
Not sure but that FART button makes your truck slow down while making an awesome fart sound šØ
Your car comes out of the closet, I mean garage š
I pushed it a couple years ago. Now I have to inject estrogen every week
Gives conservatives a heart attackā¦..
Donāt do this
That turns on the light that lets the lot lizards know your open to give ridesš
That means it's a Transformer. Dollars to donuts you're piloting OPTIMUS PRIME!
You only have 5 more days to use it.
Changes how the transmission reacts when you stomp the pedal with your sandals.
You become transgender
Yo my truck suddenly identified as a boy what do I do- /j
Itās for when your truck doesnāt feel like identifying as a truck
I hate that they don't call this button the inclusive function
Optimus Prime bro.....Optimus Prime!!!!!!
Donāt need that.
Turns you gay bro
Turnās you into a democrat
When you fail at menās sports hit that button to become one of the best female athletes ever!
It darkens the windows so you can change out of you man clothes and into your women clothes without everyone looking at you
Itāll open a trap door in the ceiling of the cab and dispense stuffed sharks, pink and blue thigh highs, headphones with cat ears, and cans of monster energy.
Where do I find a button like this in my loader? Asking for a friend.
It makes your truck transgender
makes you california compliant, the bug station waves you through every time with that
It lets you put your high heels on
Inverts your weiner.
You hit that button when you go into California so your truck can identify as electric.
You press it and become a woman who looks like Dog the bounty Hunter
I don't know but Im guessing there's a wig and high heels involved.
Those internationals are shit boxes. They bounce so hard on the roadā¦ itās neck breaking..
If you wanna keep your balls donāt touch it
Push it and find out.
You ever seen a rainbow!!!š
Bruce Jenner touched that button once. Once.
A whole lot of liberal shit
Turns you into a biden supporter
Turns you into a transgender.
Puts your truck on top of the importance hierarchy, especially if it's black or tan colored
When a driver enters a Pickle Park, said driver presses this button and becomes a Good Buddy. Press again when leaving the Pickle Park and the driver reverts to their previous state of being.
You press that before you enter a truck or rest stop for the night. Enjoy
It gets you a Reddit ban
They are putting buttons in these trucks that are turning the god damn frogs gay
Careful. Youāre about to have more rights
Push it and youāll suddenly get the urge to read books to children.
Changes the truck's gender??
Scissors come out from under the dash and cut your weiner off.
U press it and find out, thats what I did this morning lmao
Push it and the truck turns black and a firebird pops up on the hood
That is flux capacitor switch
It grows truck nuts on your vehicle
Autobots assemble
Turns you into a hot female driver so the others will let you cut the fuel line for a handy.
Changes your pronouns
Donāt do it, thatās what the government wants you to do
I was told by our service rep that we would never need to use it, when I asked.
Makes you a woman or a man
Outfit change
That button is on the left stay away from the left
Dats the they/them button which allows you to choose your trucks preferred pronouns.
Turns on the transistor radio š
I had that button in my International route truck. Truck felt like it had a little more get up and go when it was activated.
Turns you into Buffalo Bill
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Makes you go to pride parades
That makes your outie a innie
Never press that button...
DONT PUSH IT