Vehicle shift control system
First Claim
1. A vehicle shift control system comprising:
- a parking lock device that changes rotation teeth, rotating integrally with a drive wheel, between a locked state where a lock tooth engages the rotation teeth and a non-locked state where the locked state is released;
a lock indicator lamp that, when lit, indicates the parking lock device is in the locked state; and
an electronic control unit configured to automatically control the lock indicator lamp to be either on or off, without user intervention, in accordance with a status of power supplied to a vehicle,wherein the parking lock device is activated on the basis of a request signal to change the rotation teeth between the locked state and the non-locked state to thereby electrically change a shift position for vehicle driving,the status of power supplied to the vehicle is at least one of;
a power off status for disabling the vehicle from running and having all systems, including ignition and accessories, off,a partially power on status for disabling the vehicle from driving but allowing operation of only part of functions of the vehicle while a display device for indicating vehicle information related to the vehicle driving remains turned off, anda power on status for turning on the display device and enabling the vehicle to run,when the status of power supplied to the vehicle is the power off status for disabling the vehicle from running, the electronic control unit is configured to automatically control the lock indicator lamp to be off, without user intervention, andwhen the status of power supplied to the vehicle is raised from the power off status to the partially power on status for disabling the vehicle from driving but allowing operation of only part of functions of the vehicle while the display device for indicating vehicle information related to the vehicle driving remains turned off, the electronic control unit is configured to automatically control the lock indicator lamp to be off irrespective of ambient lighting, without user intervention, even if the request signal is for changing to the locked state.
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Abstract
When a P lock state is set on the basis of a predetermined request signal for setting the P lock state, a P position indicator lamp (62) is turned on or off on the basis of the status of power supplied to the vehicle (10). For example, when the P lock state is set, the P position indicator lamp (62) is turned off when the power status is an ALL-OFF status where a combination meter (56), or the like, is not turned on or is raised to an ACC-ON status; whereas, when the P lock state is set, the P position indicator lamp (62) is turned on when the power status is an IG-ON status, when the power status is changed from the IG-ON status during vehicle driving to the ACC-ON status, or within a predetermined period of time from when the power status is changed from the IG-ON status to the ALL-OFF status.
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1. A vehicle shift control system comprising:
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a parking lock device that changes rotation teeth, rotating integrally with a drive wheel, between a locked state where a lock tooth engages the rotation teeth and a non-locked state where the locked state is released; a lock indicator lamp that, when lit, indicates the parking lock device is in the locked state; and an electronic control unit configured to automatically control the lock indicator lamp to be either on or off, without user intervention, in accordance with a status of power supplied to a vehicle, wherein the parking lock device is activated on the basis of a request signal to change the rotation teeth between the locked state and the non-locked state to thereby electrically change a shift position for vehicle driving, the status of power supplied to the vehicle is at least one of; a power off status for disabling the vehicle from running and having all systems, including ignition and accessories, off, a partially power on status for disabling the vehicle from driving but allowing operation of only part of functions of the vehicle while a display device for indicating vehicle information related to the vehicle driving remains turned off, and a power on status for turning on the display device and enabling the vehicle to run, when the status of power supplied to the vehicle is the power off status for disabling the vehicle from running, the electronic control unit is configured to automatically control the lock indicator lamp to be off, without user intervention, and when the status of power supplied to the vehicle is raised from the power off status to the partially power on status for disabling the vehicle from driving but allowing operation of only part of functions of the vehicle while the display device for indicating vehicle information related to the vehicle driving remains turned off, the electronic control unit is configured to automatically control the lock indicator lamp to be off irrespective of ambient lighting, without user intervention, even if the request signal is for changing to the locked state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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