Control device in a motor vehicle having an electronically controllable automatic transmission in the application case of a car wash
First Claim
1. A control device in a motor vehicle equipped with an electronically controllable automatic transmission and an electronic transmission selector lever, comprising:
- an electronic control unit comprising a car-wash functional module, wherein the car-wash functional module is executed such that, after activation of the car-wash functional module, the following actions are permissible at least once and/or at least for a predetermined time period in each case without requiring actuation of a brake pedal of the motor vehicle;
a shutdown of an engine of the motor vehicle in a position “
N”
of the electronic transmission selector lever;
a subsequent restart of the engine in the position “
N”
of the electronic transmission selector lever, anda change from the position “
N”
to a position “
D”
of the electronic transmission selector lever.
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Abstract
A control device is provided for a motor vehicle having an electronically controllable automatic transmission, an electronic transmission selector lever and an electronic control unit. The control unit, which may be the transmission control unit, has a car wash functional module such that, after activation of the car wash functional module, the following steps are permitted at least once and/or at least for a predefined limited time, in each case without activation of the brake pedal: shutting down of the engine in the transmission selector lever position “N”; a subsequent restart of the engine in the transmission selector lever position “N”; and a changeover from the transmission selector lever position “N” to “D”. The car wash functional module can be activated or deactivated by the driver at his discretion via a display operator control element.
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1. A control device in a motor vehicle equipped with an electronically controllable automatic transmission and an electronic transmission selector lever, comprising:
an electronic control unit comprising a car-wash functional module, wherein the car-wash functional module is executed such that, after activation of the car-wash functional module, the following actions are permissible at least once and/or at least for a predetermined time period in each case without requiring actuation of a brake pedal of the motor vehicle; a shutdown of an engine of the motor vehicle in a position “
N”
of the electronic transmission selector lever;a subsequent restart of the engine in the position “
N”
of the electronic transmission selector lever, anda change from the position “
N”
to a position “
D”
of the electronic transmission selector lever.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of operating a car-wash function of an electronic control unit of a motor vehicle equipped with an electronically controllable automatic transmission and an electronic transmission selector lever, the method comprising the acts of:
following activation of the car-wash function of the electronic control unit, permitting the following actions at least once and/or at least for a predetermined time period without requiring actuation of a brake pedal of the motor vehicle; a) shutting down of an engine of the motor vehicle in a neutral position of the transmission selector lever, b) subsequently restarting the engine in the neutral position of the transmission selector lever, and c) allowing a change from the neutral transmission selector lever position to a drive position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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