SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A STOP/START SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE ENGINE
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1. A method for controlling a stop/start system for an engine in a vehicle, comprising:
- auto starting the engine in response to a transmission gear lever being shifted out of DRIVE and into another gear and a vehicle brake being released within a predetermined time interval after the gear lever is shifted into the another gear when the engine has been auto stopped with the gear lever in DRIVE.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling a stop/start system for an engine in a vehicle include auto starting the engine in response to a transmission gear lever being shifted out of DRIVE when the engine has been auto stopped while the gear lever is in DRIVE. The auto starting is further in response to the gear lever being shifted into another gear and a vehicle brake being released within a predetermined time interval after the gear lever is moved into the other gear.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a stop/start system for an engine in a vehicle, comprising:
auto starting the engine in response to a transmission gear lever being shifted out of DRIVE and into another gear and a vehicle brake being released within a predetermined time interval after the gear lever is shifted into the another gear when the engine has been auto stopped with the gear lever in DRIVE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle having a stop/start system controlling an engine, comprising:
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a brake pedal; a transmission gear lever; and a controller configured to auto start the engine in response to the transmission gear lever being shifted out of DRIVE and into another gear and the brake pedal being released within a predetermined time interval after the gear lever is shifted into the another gear when the engine has been auto stopped with the vehicle in DRIVE. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
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an engine configured to auto stop and auto start; a brake pedal; a gear lever controlling a transmission; and a controller configured to auto start the engine in response to the gear lever being shifted from DRIVE into NEUTRAL and the brake being released within a first calibratable time interval after the gear lever is shifted into NEUTRAL, to auto start the engine in response to the gear lever being shifted from DRIVE into REVERSE and the brake being released within a second calibratable time interval after the gear lever is shifted into REVERSE, and to auto start the engine in response to the gear lever being shifted from DRIVE into REVERSE and being left in reverse for the second calibratable time interval after the gear lever is shifted into reverse. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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