METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC ENGINE SHUT-OFF
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Abstract
An automatic shut-off of the engine of a motor vehicle is only activated if the motor vehicle has been moved according to a specific criterion after the last starting procedure of the engine. The undesired shut-off of an engine can thus be prevented in some situations, such as e.g. when a garage is being opened or when ice is being scraped off the windows of a motor vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. A method for operating a motor vehicle having an engine, comprising:
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checking the motor vehicle according to a first predetermined criterion when the engine is running, to detect whether a driver of the motor vehicle is present; checking the motor vehicle according to a second predetermined criterion to detect whether the motor vehicle was moved after the engine was last started; and performing an automatic shut-off of the engine when checking according to the first predetermined criterion detects that the driver is absent, the automatic shut-off being performed only if checking according to the second predetermined criterion detects that the motor vehicle was moved after the engine was last started. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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