Multi-step gear

A multi-step transmission, with an input drive shaft (1) which is connected with an input-side gear set (VS), with, an output drive shaft (2) which is connected with an output-side gear set (NS) which is comprised of two shiftable, coupled planetary gear sets (RS3, RS4), and with shift elements (A-H), whereby by chosen shifting of the said shift elements (A-H) the speed of rotation of the input drive shaft (1) and the speed of rotation of the input-side gear set (VS) are transferable selectively to the output-side gear set for the shifting of gear positions, wherein the input-side gear set (VS) is constructed of two non-shiftable, coupled planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2), whereby the two planetary gear sets (RS1, RS2) produce for their output-side two speeds of rotation (n1, n2), which, besides the input speed of rotation (n) of the input drive shaft (1), optionally, on at least one of the two shiftable planetary gear sets (RS3, RS4) of the output-side gear set (NS), which act upon the output drive shaft (23), by means of selective closure of the shift elements (A-F) are shiftable in such a manner, that for the shifting from one gear position into the subsequent higher or lower gear position, of the two just activated shift elements, respectively only one shift element is shut off and a further shift element is activated, and in that at least at least seven forward gear positions are made available.