Jun 7, 2003 11:41
21 yrs ago
German term
IanW (X)
Schaltebene
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Automotive
This is from a car brochure. Does anyone have any idea what "Schaltebene" means in this context? Thanks, Ian
"Auch bei diesem automatisierten Getriebe erlaubt der Schalthebel außerdem manuelle Gangwechsel in einer Schaltebene: Nach vorn geschoben erteilt er den Befehl zum Hochschalten, nach hinten gezogen zum Herunterschalten."
"Auch bei diesem automatisierten Getriebe erlaubt der Schalthebel außerdem manuelle Gangwechsel in einer Schaltebene: Nach vorn geschoben erteilt er den Befehl zum Hochschalten, nach hinten gezogen zum Herunterschalten."
Proposed translations
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| 5 | switching plane |
invguy
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| 4 | normally a "Schaltebene" is a contact plate |
Michael Stolte
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switching plane
It refers to the gear lever working in only one (imaginary) (vertical) plane - moving only forward and backward - unlike other automatic gearbox levers whose various positions are rather in a 3D configuration (they have those complex-shaped slots which direct the movement of the gear lever).
IMO you could skip 'Shaltebene' completely, though: like 'the gear level allows also manual switching: push forward to change up or pull backward to change down'
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Note added at 2003-06-07 12:39:51 (GMT) Post-grading
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As I\'m re-reading it now, you really don\'t need to use \'switching plane\' - sounds clumsy. Youcould eventually use \'switching in one plane\' or \'(lever) movement in one plane\'... okay, whatever... I\'d dump it altogether anyway :)
IMO you could skip 'Shaltebene' completely, though: like 'the gear level allows also manual switching: push forward to change up or pull backward to change down'
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Note added at 2003-06-07 12:39:51 (GMT) Post-grading
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As I\'m re-reading it now, you really don\'t need to use \'switching plane\' - sounds clumsy. Youcould eventually use \'switching in one plane\' or \'(lever) movement in one plane\'... okay, whatever... I\'d dump it altogether anyway :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yep, I think the word can safely be skipped. Thanks!"
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Michael Stolte
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normally a "Schaltebene" is a contact plate
but in this context it's not what's asked for: here, I think, Ebene is Level so i.e. it's most likely "shifting gear (in one) level" or "switching level" (most likely the first one)
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