Setra TopClass and ComfortClass: Expert handling training from Omniplus turns coach professionals into experts
The student’s desk for innovative assistance systems is the cockpit
The fascinating Active Drive Assist 2 is just one step on the way to automated coach driving. The intelligent fuel-saving Predictive Powertrain Control (PPC) cruise control with its driving style adapted to the topography now also has access to country roads in Europe. The electronic parking brake and the 360° camera system complement the systems with their practical functionality. New assistance systems make Setra TopClass and ComfortClass even safer and more economical, comfortable, and user-friendly. If you want to take full advantage of your options, you should take a day off to go back to school. For Omniplus expert handling training, this is preferably the driver’s seat. In practical training, bus drivers get to know all the systems down to the last detail while driving.
Nobody knows the intricacies of the technology better than the manufacturer’s trainers
Nobody knows the intricacies of bus technology better and can explain them more clearly than the manufacturer’s trainers. They have studied the TopClass and ComfortClass models right down to the last bolt. And they were able to make the perfect preparations: Just one year before the world premiere, the three-member core team of Omniplus driver training had already extensively trialed the new touring coaches and their features on highways and country roads.
Practical training with a professional training certificate
Trainers prefer to train shortly after the buses have been handed over. Right after the first trips, when the first questions are cropping up. Training is preferably provided on site with the customer vehicle fleets that the bus drivers operate on a daily basis. However, another form can also be chosen during the handover at the Setra headquarters in Neu-Ulm. From next spring, the trainers will also be out and about when needed with the team’s own TopClass S 516 HDH.
The groups are small and range from sizes of twelve to a maximum of fifteen participants. The trainers also take their time: Whereas the authorities call for a day’s training of seven hours, the sessions with Omniplus won’t end if participants still have questions and issues. The trainers take questions they cannot answer directly on site back with them and provide answers later. They do, after all, enjoy access to the many experts at Daimler Buses involved in development and testing.
