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The Dacia Easy-R is an
automated manual transmission The automated manual transmission (AMT) is a type of transmission (mechanics), transmission for motor vehicles. It is essentially a conventional manual transmission equipped with automatic actuation to operate the clutch and/or shift Gear train ...
used by
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that uses electro-mechanical actuation (rather than electro-hydraulic actuation) to automate the gear shifts. The ''Easy-R'' uses a traditional
manual gearbox A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canadian English, Canada, British English, the United Kingdom and American English, the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed ...
with a computer-controlled, electronic
clutch A clutch is a mechanical device that allows an output shaft to be disconnected from a rotating input shaft. The clutch's input shaft is typically attached to a motor, while the clutch's output shaft is connected to the mechanism that does th ...
; the gear shifts are automatic, and the need for a clutch pedal is eliminated. The number of parts has been reduced by a quarter, ensuring better reliability and simplified maintenance. ''Easy-R'' was available in the
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, Logan MCV, and Sandero models. It was also available in the Duster and currently it is still available in the
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. There are two versions: the 5-speed ''JS3'' used in petrol engines and the 6-speed ''TS4 001'' used in diesel engines. The ''Dacia Easy-R'' gearbox was a resounding failure, and now Dacia has switched to using CVT gearboxes on its new models.


Operation

The ''Easy-R'' transmission has the following gears: ''R'', ''N'', ''D'', ''M+'', ''M-'' * ''R'' is the reverse gear. It is similar to ''R'' in both traditional manual and in fully-automatic transmissions. * ''N'' is the neutral gear. It is similar to ''N'' in both traditional manual and fully-automatic transmissions. * ''D'' is the drive gear. It is the equivalent to ''D'' in a fully-automatic transmission. The gearbox in an AMT car is a manual gearbox, instead of one with a
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as in a traditional automatic transmission. * ''M-'' downshifts a gear in a sequential fashion, from ''M5'' (''M6'' in 6-speed AMT cars) to ''M1''. * ''M+'' up-shifts a gear in a sequential fashion, from ''M1'' to ''M5'' (''M6'' in 6-speed AMT cars).


See also

*
Automatic transmission An automatic transmission (AT) or automatic gearbox is a multi-speed transmission (mechanics), transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions. The 1904 ...
*
Direct-Shift Gearbox A direct-shift gearbox (DSG, ) is an electronically controlled, dual-clutch, multiple-shaft, automatic gearbox, in either a transaxle or traditional transmission layout (depending on engine/drive configuration), with automated clutch oper ...
*
Honda I-SHIFT The Honda I-SHIFT is a 6-speed automated manual transmission (a type of transmission with a hydraulic computer-controlled clutch). Honda's I-SHIFT only debuted recently on the European market Honda Civic hatchback, pairing it with the 1.4 i-VTEC ...
* Multimode manual transmission * Saab Sensonic *
Semi-automatic transmission A semi-automatic transmission is a multiple-speed Transmission (mechanics), transmission where part of its operation is Automation, automated (typically the actuation of the clutch), but the driver's input is still required to launch the vehicle f ...
*
Tiptronic The modern usage of the automotive term manumatic denotes an automatic transmission that allows the driver to select a specific gear, typically using paddle-shifters, steering wheel-mounted push-buttons, or "+" and "-" controls on the gear sele ...


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Dacia's Easy-R Automated Manual Gearbox In Detail
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