Ryobi R18IDBL-0 18V ONE+ Cordless Brushless Impact Driver (Body Only)
ONE+ Explained.
With an 18V ONE+ battery you can power 100+ tools for the home and garden, giving you the ultimate in versatility and selection to get the job done.
Start your ONE+ collection with a great value Starter Kit (includes battery, charger and tool), and save money by only buying the additional ‘body only’ tools that you need.
Ryobi R18IDBL-0 18V ONE+ Cordless Brushless Impact Driver (Body Only)
The R18IDBL-0 is a high-powered impact driver ideal for screwing and loosening larger bolts. The motor delivers 270Nm of torque, with 3-speed settings to suit multiple applications from short screws for door hinges to longer decking screws. The innovative DeckDrive mode controls the speed automatically, to help sink decking screws flush every time. This impact driver also comes with a 3/8″ socket adaptor for use on applications more suitable with an impact wrench.
- Ryobi’s Brushless technology combines a friction-less Brushless motor, intelligent electronics and lithium+ battery technology to deliver up to 20% more runtime and 20% more power in a smaller tool.
- Powerful impact mechanism delivers up to 5x the power of a Ryobi drill.
- 3 power levels for wide range of applications, from fitting door hinges to driving decking screws and coach bolts.
- DeckDrive mode which is a specific speed profile that makes driving decking screws easier.
- The R18IDBL-0 can deliver up to 284 screws per charge (4x65mm screws into C24 treated pine) with a 2.5Ah Lithium+ battery.
Features & Benefits
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Brushless MotorThe Brushless motor lasts up to 10 times longer than Brushed drills. | Up to 20% More Run-TimeThe friction-less Brushless motor combined with intelligent electronics and Lithium+ battery technology delivers up to 20% more run-time and 20% more power in a smaller tool. | 3 Power Levels3 power levels for wide range of applications, from fitting door hinges to driving decking screws and coach bolts. | DeckDriveDeckDrive mode is a specific speed profile that makes driving decking screws easier. |
Part of the ONE+ System
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Bare UnitThis tool is sold as a bare unit (without a battery and charger) to save you money. | Part of the ONE+ SystemPower all Ryobi ONE+ tools for the home and garden with the same Lithium+ battery. | ONE+ InnovationWe’ve been developing the ONE+ System for over 20 years. |
Accessories
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Battery RecommendationWe recommend using a 1.5Ah battery or higher with this tool. | Charger RecommendationWe recommend using the 18V ONE+ Compact Charger with a 1.5Ah battery. | RAK40SDIRyobi 40 Piece, Impact Rated, Screwdriving Bit Set. | RAK22QCRyobi 22 Piece, Quick-change Bit Set. |
| Weight: | 1.44 kg |
| Dimensions: | 22.5 x 90 x 195 cm; 1.44 Kilograms |
| Model: | R18IDBL-0 |
| Part: | R18IDBL-0 |
| Colour: | Hyper Green |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Ryobi |
| Colour: | Hyper Green |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Nothing to dislike. It is small and light and powerful. Good unit.
Nice balanced tool when in use. Pulls out big wood screws that have been in old wood for ages without batting an eyelid
Does everything I expect of it. The 2Ah battery I have is fine for general use.
Habitu du Makita cette visseuse est surprenante de puissance
Bonne maniabilit
dompter mais matriel qui semble robuste et bien construi
Visseuse reue il y a quelques jours.
Pour le moment je suis trs satisfait. Je prfre l’utiliser avec une batterie 2,5Ah qu’avec une 5Ah qui l’alourdit trop mon got.
Le changement d’embout est d’une facilit qui rend incomprhensibles certains commentaires que j’avais peu lire avant mon achat. Et pour tant je suis un trs modeste bricoleur !
Le variateur de couple est un plus. On en vient regretter qu’il ne soit pas variable entre les 3 rglages proposs.
Had the previous model which was worked to a stand still. Bought this as replacment as it is brushless and variable torque. An excellent tool that can be used for delicate work as well as the largest screws. Used it to insert long concrete scews direct into the exterior wall. Really good product and price plus speedy service from seller.
Une trs bonne visseuse mais le poids de l’ensemble (avec batterie) rends l’ensemble un peu trop lourd pour le simple bricoleur du dimanche.
Par contre, si vous attaquez des montages plus complexes dans une multitude de materiaux, ceci est une bonne option.
Had a look at several impact drivers but this one seemed to offer the best functionality at a competitive price. I am not disappointed. recommended.
I’m really in to the Ryobi range. The batteries are great and the charger takes very little time to put enough charge back to get you going. Bought this Impact Driver on Prime Day, with a good saving. Impressed with its ability to drive a 150mm screw into timber. So far, very good.
I bought this because my other ryobi impact felt s bit underpowered. This is brilliant with the power settings. It’s also got settings for decking.
It’s a bit bulkier and heavier than others especially my mates Worx one but I’ve got 4 ryobi batteries and 4 or 5 other tools.
There are more compact/lighter ones on the market and of your starting your collection then i should suggest worx or something according to your budget but this is a great balance for a keen diy person.
It doesn’t have a belt clip do work looking at toughbuilt stuff or similar to complement i
Molto potente e all’occorrenza impostato su Uno anche molto delicato
La batteria dura tantissimo e i tre led illuminano molto bene la zona di lavoro, lo consiglio
Powerful tool, works so well to get stubborn screws out of wood work! Drill pilot hole with drill and bang in The screws with this no effort at all. Saves all that drill bit to driver tip changes! Battery lasts ages too [5Ahr] still on 4 bars.
Glad I got one!
One of my go to tools . I never really understood the meaning impact driver, now I do I have retired my standard drill in favour of this magical driver .
Have a lot of ryobi drills this one could do with the magnet for loose screws other than that. Very light and powerful
MI E’ PIACIUTO PER LA SUA FORMA, NON MI E’ PIACIUTO PER IL SUO PESO, L’HO USATO PER MONTARE UN GAZEBO IN LEGNO
Trs bonne visseuse choc. Attention de bien l’utiliser avec une batterie haute en puissance.
Mr en est trs contente
I do like this product. It feels good and gets the job done. The led lights are one of those “where have these been all my life” things, so why the dropped star ? I may come back to amend this but there is a big wobble when using long bits or attachments. Thankfully I dont use them to often so time will tell if it becomes a big issue.
Have a lot of One+ products and this is one of the best. Nothing to let it down so far and delivery was great.
Super happy with this purchase. Made easy work out of the 100+ screws I used to make a skateboard ramp for my daughter. Wish I bought this years ago!
Excellent piece of kit compact powerful and easy to use.
Unless you are taking off bolts from car tyres you cannot get anything better than this driver and whilst I’ve not tried it may even be able to do that! I went for this driver for 2 reasons. First reason was I have other ryobi products and never had issue. Second reason was it has the highest level of torque available in driver. I cannot compare but I cant see how the “pro” drivers like makita dewalt and Bosch pro level drivers could be any better. So light it’s hard to explain. I use a 5ah battery which is probably 5 times weight of driver. So much better than my previous Bosch.
It’s a beast from a performance standpoint. Pair it with a 5ah battery and it just gets better. 55nm of my old cordless drill which I mainly used as a screwdriver. To over 250nm with this. Did my decking on a single charge. A bit pricey for a no battery unit but if you already have the batteries. Tis a mint purchase
Nothing has phased this tool so far. Very powerful. Lent to a friend who uses a Makita and he brought it back with a smile. Works fine on a 2.0Ah battery, but has been sat on a 5Ah mostly. Would definitely recommend having one of these around the house and garden.
Great tool and very powerful. I used it to remove wheels on my car. Well built and easy to use. Great addition to my ryobi tools.
Has my old ryobi 6 years so upgraded today really good grip excellent quality
Another great product from ryobi, must have impact driver, upgraded to this one. Must have
This tool is a beast. After only a couple of weeks this has quickly became my most used tool by far. Battery life is great (one of the best in the one+ range). It has a nice compact body with bright LED lights, and has adequate power settings for any job. I wasn’t sure if I really needed it but was one of my better purchases.
Been looking for ages at these, I already have a lot of Ryobi One equipment so this was the obvious choice, latest model more power than the non brushless model, it’s small very robust I’m only using the 1.4ah Lithium and having no issues DIY useage, and the price was very good too.
After years of using a drill driver, this is a revelation. It’s noisy to use on tight screws, but will shift anything, it’s snapped a couple of really stubborn rusted in screws.
Visseuse choc que je recommande vivement, rien ne lui rsiste !! Le poids de la machine sera en fonction de la taille de la batterie
Absolute beast. Very well packaged, not a single mark on the box. Can’t wait to use it on future projects. I’ve not rated the battery life as I’ve not used it for long enough.
Luckily got a 5 months interest free on this bit of kit at a fantastic price as well. Win win especially when I already have a bosch professional driver. This wins hand down. Brushless, varying speed smacks nearly all other drivers into the ground. Superb.
If like me you’ve been using a regular drill to drill holes and then swap the bit over and use it as a screw driver, you should buy this impact driver. I’m a big Ryobi fan and have many products, this is possibly my favourite.
It’s first use was to screw in the top of a few fence panels that were lifting, this thing drove the screws in with ease, if it did struggle, a lift force and you feel the hammer action kick in driving the screw in deep without stripping the screw head or drill bit, which using a regular drill easily strips bits and screw heads.
Ive been finding more DIY jobs to do due to the quarantine, I’m using any excuse to get this driver out and it makes any drill work a breeze.
Very powerful. I was able to make holes in a special treatment steel pole with a step bit in it easily enough. I tried the same thing with the same bit in the one+ SDS drill and it didn’t make a dent.
STS was used for battleship armour plating during WWII. So there you go – if your home is being bombarded by a battleship, grab this drill and aim just below the water line. Just keep the body out of the water.
Perfect for the small jobs anything bigger then you need a bigger battery
Super achat bonne puissance m ait je m ait que des visse de petite taille
Pas contre elle et plastique sur la partie haut du moteur et elle et deja abme
Nicht mein erstes ryobi Gert….und auch nicht das letzte. Gerade diese brushless Gerte sind top. Klar gibt es leisere, mir kommt es aber auf das werkeln damit an und dabei ist der top. Ich habe schon seit Jahren den brushless Schrauber, der hlt und hlt. Jetzt habe ich mehrere Wochen mit diesem hier gearbeitet und bin begeistert. Dicke Dinger die reingeschaut werden gehen nicht mehr aufs Handgelenk, Kraft und Geschwindigkeit top. Ich gehe mit meinem Werkzeug nicht zimperlich um und bis jetzt ist es die gewohnte, erwartete gute Qualitt. Auch diese deckdrive Geschichte klappt super, ich kann dieses Gert ruhigen Gewissens empfehlen.
Utile pour dvisser/serrer avec du couple des tagres des meubles en tout genre mme des boulons de voitures!!!! Pour changer un pneu, prfrer une boulonneuse qui a plus de couple…
Cumulant une dizaine de produit ryobi avec une frquence de bricolage rgulire, toujours aussi satisfait!
Ideal pour visser de longues visses dans de gros poteaux
Aucun effort tres puissante
Outil facile d’emploi et rellement efficace sur les grosses vis. Prvoir des empreintes spcifiques d’avance. clairage puissant.
Part of the Ryobi One+ brushless range, which gives better battery life and more torque. Lightweight makes you think this won’t stand upto much, but for the home diyer/ semi pro it’s more than enough. Great work lights and speed setting through the trigger. Remember to purchase a battery as this is body only!
Trs efficace bonne prise en main et aucun effort fournir mme avec de la grosse vis dans du chne
Je recommande
You don’t realise you need an impact Driver until you take on a task like above,
Driving the screws becomes a joy , I will never use my drill as a screwdriver ever again.
En plein travaux ce produit est de trs bonnes qualits je ne regrette pas mon acha
I’d been using my combi drill as both a impact driver and a drill. Bought this on my because it came on offer and wow what a difference there is it’s so much more powerful. Really impressed with it. Even the smaller body of the drill makes it’s easier for the tighter spaces. Done many jobs with it now from roofing a shed to building a work bench for the bottom of the garage
This product looks good, feels good and so far has been better than I anticipated.
Pratique avec ses 3 niveaux de puissance. un peu cher mais efficace !
Really powerful impact driver 4 settings on it aswell use it every day for driving 25 mm screws -10m screws with ease definitely recommend
alors enfin une viseuse a choc ryobi performante, la version avec charbon manquer de puissance et tait plus lourde.
la ont a enfin un produit assez lger et performant.
Le principal souci c’est que les 270nm annonc ne sont pas prsents.
Une visseuse choc Makita 180nm fait mieux que la Ryobi.
Good tool but the push chuck pops the bit out sometimes
Motif : Douleurs de poigne (problmes de canal carpien); Vissage gros diamtre (> 4mm) dans pin massif / boulonnage zingu dans rondins pin autoclave / vissage dans teck massif entre autres.
Evaluation :
– Poids sans batterie OK,
– Poids avec batterie 4Ah OK avec pauses ou changement de main (dpend de la position de l’outil par rapport l’horizontale),
– Vibrations OK (NETTE amlioration compare une perceuse visseuse standard, surtout concernant la torsion exerce sur la poigne),
– Pousse d’enfoncement sur la visse OK (peu de forage manuel ncessaire),
– Sensibilit gachette OK (mme principe et contrle fin de la vitesse mandrin),
– Bouton niveaux de vitesse OK (1 – placo/bois tendre fin, 2 – pin/bois tendre pais, 3 – bois exotique/autoclave),
– LED OK (trs utiles car la zone visse est rarement claire suffisamment),
– Bouton du sens de rotation – dlicat parfois car on peut s’appuyer dessus. Par contre, on peut tenir la visseuse l’envers pour contourner ce problme,
– Longvit batterie OK (excellente pour des travaux d’une journe – au besoin, on peut acheter un modle sans marque de batterie pour en avoir une sous le coude),
– Clip de rtention foret, pas trop gnial – difficile insrer un embout ; tombe parfois ; difficile enlever,
– mcanisme de rtention foret – OK (gnial quand on a le coup de main),
– Ergonomie gnrale – OK (ne glisse pas, mais on peut pas le tenir sous le menton comme mon ancien Ryobi cause du poids!),
– Maniement – attention!! Peut facilement faire passer une visse travers une section fine de bois (placo, contreplaqu, mdf, etc) surtout en vitesse 3. Aussi on peut visser trop loin dans le bois (tte qui passe sous la surface). On peut aussi clater une tte de visse type acier de mauvaise qualit, ou tte inadapte. Ronge pas mal les embouts (cf. photo), mais bon il y a pas mal de doublons dans la boite ttes Ryobi.
– Bruit – En vitesse 3, dans du bois massif avec une grosse visse inox, a rveille le quartier! Mais pas pour longtemps, et quel bonheur 😀
Conclusion :
A chang ma vie de bricoleur. L’ancien Ryobi est utilis pour percer des trous pilotes, et la visseuse choc pour enfoncer en une fraction de seconde.
Recomms :
– Donnez-vous 10h d’essais sur plusieurs matriaux (et plusieurs niveaux de fatigue!) pour apprivoiser la bte.
– Prenez des ttes durcies pour visseuses choc.
– Privilgiez des visses torx de bonne qualit.
– Evitez de bosser fatigu (si possible!). Cette visseuse ne vous le pardonnera pas. Sinon, sortez les tournevis.
Bought as a present for my other half, and he is always using it and constantly raving about how good battery life is and how useful it is.
One of the best power tools iv ever bought. Works really well with a 5amp battery.
Great tool, every DIY kit should include one of these.
Potente e fatto bene
Non ha niente da invidiare a quelli pi cari
Lo uso con batteria da 5 ah
Lo consiglio a chiunque, data la sua versatilit di utilizzo, io ci ho preso anche una batteria 5Ah e la borsa da trasporto
But in case you’d like more proof; here we go.
This was my first dedicated impact driver, having relied for years on my combi drill and getting fed up of wasting battery and time swapping bits over.
The quick release mechanism is awesome and provides entertainment when changing bits to see how far you can eject your current bit across the room. Personal record ~1m.
I was initially not sold on the need to press a button to swap between modes thinking it overly fancy and I was concerned I’d forget what mode I had left it in and end up driving a screw clear through the workpiece and bench into the ground (I’m exaggerating of course but it is damn torquey!). But the progress trigger is very good and controllable in any mode.
It is very powerful, scarily so in fact. The clutch is very loud in every mode and you can certainly feel it kicking (not as half baked as my old drill). But this does allow you to impress onlookers with a game of now you see the screw and now you don’t.
It comes with a number of attachments including an adapter for sockets. Sadly this doesn’t appeared to be hardened steel and whilst it has survived the light use on bolts so far I’ve opted for a dedicated set of suitable sockets.
Plenty of torque whether you’re using it on screws, bolts or like me as a last resort to find something with enough umph to put large holes in a van roof
(+)Very ergonomic shape, good balance between top and down side. Quite light.
Incredible power of 270nM with 4 gears make it very universal tool from little screws to heavy nuts.
(-) I dont know is a problem of tool or accu but sometimes loose power – you have to take out battery and put it back.
Place for mounting battery looks very vunerable with the cables outside.
Dommage que l’ accessoire fourni pour les boulons ne soit pas universel et devoir en acheter un pour s’en servi
Bought this impact driver to double up floor joists with hex head structural screws. Does the job effortlessly and is handy being a small size to make it easier to start the screws off in the driver as the space between my floor joists is very narrow. Has 4 torque settings and only need it on third setting for the job at hand. I use it with the 5ah battery so lasts ages and has plenty power.
Another Ryobi tool for the tool cabinet.
Appears to be good value (if you already have the One+ batteries and charger) compared to other similar brands.
Sturdy and well built, good 3 year warranty
Nice to have the different power settings, pity it doesn’t come with a set of impact bits and drills though.
I’ve got a deck and 3 garden buildings to construct in my new house so will see how well it performs and may well come back and amend my review if it doesn’t cut the mustard.
Ottimo avvitatore che mi permette di integrarlo con i miei altri prodotti ryobi e di fare ci che serve per lavorare senza sforzi
Awesome bit of kit. Good variable speed control. Does what it’s supposed to.
Very powerful. I think this would put a screw through anything, given a chance
Excellent achat, pas du
Bought this to go along with my other Ryobi One+ tools.
First use was using it to dismantle decking that had been down for 12 years. 80+ percent came out easy using the impact driver.
Used it to then rebuild a 6m square decking with new joists and boards, and on a single charge 6Ah battery I screwed in around 700 75mm decking screws.
If you are going to use this for decking it does have a decking setting on the driver as well as 3 other speeds.
Top Value and highly recommend to anyone.
dal tipo di batteria che si utilizza. La consiglio in particolar modo per i lavori che necessitano di velocit e potenza.
The adjustable power settings are easy to use.
I use a 5AH battery and it lasts far longer than I needed. 30mins of hard use and still 3/4 of the battery left.
Got this driver at a good price nice and light with powerful moto
Goes well with other Ryobi products I have with One + system
Very good drill, well worth the money. Would definitely recommend.
Bought the driver to complete a 70m2 deck. Worked brilliantly & is light & easy to handle. I have 4 & 5 amp hr batteries & they last a day
The bad: Missing a belt hook like on my Hitachi and magnetic holder like on the low end version it replaced, like wise I preferred the old way of slide to insert bit.I get less stuck bits in my old driver than than this one.
I’ve purchased the Ryobi Impact Wrench & Folding LED Light over the last few months as well as 2 batteries, and thought it was time to add one of these to the growing collection as well.
I had used the impact wrench previously with a screwdriver bit to remove screws, and the bit kept jumping out of the screw head. Using this impact driver the screws buzz in and out absolutely perfectly, and require little to no force pushing the driver into the screw as the impacts do all the job for you.
I would absolutely recommend this bit of kit to everyone, I paid 60 but I’ve seen it sell for closer to 45 on here previously.
Next up on the list is the Ryobi drill set with 2 smaller batteries.
Has good heft to the grip, and the build quality is solid for the price point. This Ryobi brand is widely used in YouTube videos that I see of other DIY’ers and so far it has not disappointed me. The torque on this model is up to most DIY type tasks I should think. I’ve not owned an impact driver before and this one lives up to the solid reputation it seems to have online.
Plenty of adjustable power (4 settings) good quality, perfect for my needs plus 1 battery firs all
I bought one of these a few months ago and have used it many times since then. Although it seemed generally good I was disappointed with the max power setting when driving in long screws (100mm+). This is because I “assumed” that “Deck Drive” = max power. I thought the tool was faulty at first but after googling I found a review here by Mike Nelson (Thanks Mike!) which described the different modes properly.
Deck Drive (obvious when you know!) is for driving decking screws in and does a very good job doing it. The max power setting is setting 3 which is one below deck drive. On this setting the driver almost effortlessly (and very quickly) screws just about anything in.
One of the few tools I have where I use all the power settings rather than just the max!
Only need speed 1+2 most of the time.
Not had cause to use deck drive.
used today, and it seems a very strong tool, see how long it lasts
Dont know how I’ve lived without this for so long. Great bit of kit would highly recommend.
It’s getting the job done, but I expected a bit more powe
I have the hilti 22v impact driver for work (company tools not mine) this impact driver is almost as good at that & it’s about 1/3 of the price.
I would say this is suitable for both trade & d.i.y.
The first thing I did find out is that to only use high quality bits as the high toque and impact action puts a very large load on them and cheap ones seem to shatter (a good reason also to wear protective glasses).
This unit like many in the Ryobi Range is described as a “Bare Tool” shipping with no battery or charger and assuming you already have some power or garden tools in the Ryobi 18v One+ Range it makes ownership more cost effective (plus not having a house full of different make batteries and chargers).
I already own two power drills, sander, strimmer, hedge trimmer and a pretty useless filament lamp plus 1x4Ah and 2×1.5Ah Lithium batteries so this suited me.
This tool I think is another first for me with a brushless motor (but is fan ventilated) and has four speed ranges / torque modes to pick from (set by a push button with LED indicator).
Mode 1 – 0-650rpm – 50Nm
Mode 2 – 0-1700rpm – 100Nm
Mode 3 – 0-3000rpm – 270Nm
Mode 4 – Deck Drive – Automatic profile designed to drive a screw into softwood decking
It has of course a trigger control to first turn on the three LED work lights and then extra pressure starts the motor which has very good speed control on load and no load and fast breaking when the trigger is released.
As I mentioned, this is my first such device and I note the bits wobble a bit in the sprung loaded clutch.
The tool comes with one PZ2 bit and an adapter bit to accept 3/8″ sockets.
In operation it seems to work well, but I admit to being used using a more normal tool with a slipping clutch control for setting how tight I want the screws, this one just seems to stall assuming your screwdriver bit tip does not snap off first.
It has an instructional manual which is not very useful and a better explanation of Deck Drive would have been nice….
“DeckDrive is a mode programmed with a profile that suits driving decking screws. It has a soft start-up to catch the screw thread , the impact driver then accelerates up to full speed before slowing down when the screw is almost flush, to allow you to set screw head correctly. This profile is optimised for driving screws around 4.5 x 65mm into softwood decking and pressure treated pine joists without a pilot hole.
Hopefully I copied that error free…
I don’t enjoy DIY and I tend to take shortcuts where I can (or pay someone to do it!). This Ryobi impact screwdriver makes the task of bolting much easier. It is a power screwdriver that allows you to drill rather than hammer a bolt in place. It is comfortable to hold but the manual provided is not very good and patience and experimenting with the settings are needed to get the hang of it. This is an impressive tool: it looks good, feels great and does the job well. The only drawback I can think of is that you have to buy the battery and charger separately.
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This is effectively a high power screwdriver in drill format, nicely balanced and comfortable to hold. This however is just the driver and unless you already have a suitable battery and charger it can’t be used without additional expense.
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The instruction book as usual is less than helpful and it is well worth experimenting with the different settings before you use it in anger.
First the auto chuck which is easy to use just pull the outer sleeve to insert or remove a bit, but note it is spring loaded so make sure you hold the but when removing it or you wind up looking for it on the floor. One bit is supplied together with an adapter to allow the driver to be used with a 5/8″ socket. (This is stored in a separate plastic bag, easy to miss)
The chuck does not grip in the same manner as a drill check but clips onto the groove at the end of the bit, so will not grip double ended bits etc.
There are 3 different speed settings electronically selected with a button just above the battery the faster the speed the higher the torque however the speed up to the maximum for each setting is controlled by pressure on the trigger.
In addition to these three speed settings there is a 4th that is optimised for decking screws that has a slow soft start speeds up and then slows down for the final twist so it is easy to use and does not split the wood.
Forward and reverse settings are the conventional slide control as used on most drills.
There is also a couple of leds on the front to illuminate the area you are working on, I am not sure if this is more a gimmick than anything else, I have never found these lights much use on other tools but on this one like it or not, it does not turn off.
In all a very useful tool.
It can be used as a drill but you will need hexagonal drill bits. The normal round ones don’t fit in the chuck-free grip.