VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROL THEREOF IN START AND STOP CONDITION
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Abstract
In one aspect of the invention there is provided a motor vehicle comprising drive means operable to provide motive power to the vehicle, the vehicle operable automatically to switch off and subsequently to restart the drive means during a drivecycle thereby to reduce a value of one or more prescribed operating parameters, wherein the vehicle may be placed in an eco-stop condition by driver-operated brake means in which the vehicle is held stationary and the drive means is off, the vehicle being operable automatically to restart the drive means when the driver signals release of the brake means, the vehicle comprising means for detecting departure of the driver from the vehicle, in the event that departure of the driver is detected when the vehicle is in the eco-stop condition the vehicle being arranged not to restart the drive means when the driver signals release of the brake means.
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43 Claims
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24. A motor vehicle comprising drive means operable to provide motive power to the vehicle and an automatic transmission having a park mode, the vehicle being operable automatically to switch off and subsequently to restart the drive means during a drivecycle thereby to reduce an amount of time for which the drive means is on during a given drivecycle,
wherein the vehicle may be placed in a stop condition by driver-operated brake means in which the vehicle is held stationary and the drive means is off, the vehicle being operable automatically to restart the drive means when a driver signals release of the brake means, the vehicle comprising means for detecting departure of the driver from the vehicle, in the event that departure of the driver is detected when the vehicle is in the stop condition the vehicle being arranged not to restart the drive means when the driver signals release of the brake means and to control the transmission to assume the park mode.
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43. A method of controlling a motor vehicle, comprising:
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controlling the vehicle automatically to assume a stop condition in which drive means of the vehicle is switched off in order to reduce an amount of time for which the drive means is switched on during a given drivecycle; holding the vehicle stationary in the stop condition by means of driver operated brake means; controlling the vehicle to perform a start wherein the drive means is restarted when the driver signals release of the driver operated brake means; and detecting departure of a driver from the vehicle in the event driver departure is detected when the vehicle is in the stop condition, the method further comprising not restarting the drive means when the driver signals release of the brake means and controlling an automatic transmission of the vehicle to assume a park mode.
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