speeds and engine rotational speeds the position of the load lever the throttle valve position the gear position of the transmission a shift intention and further vehicle specific parameters fig1 shows that a throttle valve sensor 15 an engine speed sensor 16 as well as a speedometer 17 are employed to transmit measurement values and information to the control unit 13 the electronic unit 13 a such as a computer unit of the control unit 13 processes the system input values and provides control signals to the actuator 13 b the transmission 4 is configured as a multi speed drive wherein the gear ratio steps are changed or the transmission is actuated or operated by means of a shift lever 18 furthermore at least one sensor 19 b which detects the shift intention and or the gear position and forwards it to the control device is arranged on an operating lever of the manual transmission such as the shift lever 18 the sensor 19 a is coupled to the transmission and detects the actual gear position and or a shift intention shift intention detection utilizing at least one of the two sensors 19 a 19 b can occur by providing the sensor as a force sensor which detects the operating force applied to the shift lever furthermore the sensor can also be provided as a path sensor or a position sensor wherein the control unit 13 detects a shift.