Electronic control unit for automatically activating a parking brake and method for preventing the automatic activation of the parking brake in motor vehicles
First Claim
1. An automatically activated parking brake system for a motor vehicle startable without a mechanical key, the system comprising:
- an electronic control unit for automatically activating the parking brake in dependence on at least one specified operating parameter of the motor vehicle; and
means for arbitrarily preventing the electronic control unit from automatically activating the parking brake, said means being operatively coupled with the electronic control unit.
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Abstract
An electronic unit for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key, is equipped with a device for arbitrarily preventing the automatic activation of the parking brake. In a first alternative, the unit is connected with a key button, which can be directly manually actuated, in the form of an OFF switch for the arbitrary prevention of the automatic activation of the parking brake. In a second alternative, the electronic unit in a motor vehicle, which can be started through an electronic authorization verification device with wireless code transmission, is equipped with a mechanism with which the arbitrary prevention of the automatic activation of the parking brake can be triggered by inserting the authorization verification device in a holding shaft that is provided for this purpose.
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10 Claims
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1. An automatically activated parking brake system for a motor vehicle startable without a mechanical key, the system comprising:
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an electronic control unit for automatically activating the parking brake in dependence on at least one specified operating parameter of the motor vehicle; and
means for arbitrarily preventing the electronic control unit from automatically activating the parking brake, said means being operatively coupled with the electronic control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating an automatically activated parking brake system of a motor vehicle startable without a mechanical key, the method comprising the acts of:
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detecting at least one specified operating parameter of the motor vehicle;
automatically activating a parking brake of the motor vehicle in dependence on the detected specified operating parameter; and
triggering an arbitrary prevention of the automatic activation of the parking brake upon a signal from a user of the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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