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Electric creep torque control in vehicles having a manual/mechanical transmission

  • US 10,293,673 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2016
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • an engine;

    an accelerator pedal;

    a brake pedal;

    a clutch pedal;

    a manual transmission having an output shaft;

    an electric machine configured to rotate the output shaft when the manual transmission is in neutral; and

    a controller programmed to;

    auto-stop the engine responsive to the accelerator pedal being released, the brake pedal being depressed, and the clutch pedal being released,responsive to the engine being auto-stopped, the brake pedal being depressed, and creep mode being requested, activate a creep mode, andresponsive to the creep mode being activated, provide creep torque based on position of the brake pedal.

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