Shift control unit and method for controlling a shift procedure in a stepped transmission

A method for controlling a shift procedure in a stepped transmission, comprising the steps of:

• detecting a position of a shift lever that is movable on a path between a neutral position and at least one shift position;
• and
• establishing a setpoint position of an actuator on the basis of a function that specifies the setpoint position as a function of the position of the shift lever position;
• and
• activating the actuator to implement the setpoint position,
• wherein the rate of change of the function using the shift lever position is higher in a first area of the path, adjacent to the neutral position, than in a second area of the path, which is at a greater distance from the neutral position than the first area.

A computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said program product comprising:

• a program for controlling a shift procedure in a stepped transmission program, the program configured to:
• detect a position of a shift lever that is movable on a path between a neutral position and at least one shift position;
• and
• establish a setpoint position of an actuator on the basis of a function that specifies the setpoint position as a function of the position of the shift lever position;
• and
• activate the actuator to implement the setpoint position,
• wherein the rate of change of the function using the shift lever position is higher in a first area of the path, adjacent to the neutral position, than in a second area of the path, which is at a greater distance from the neutral position than the first area.