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Motor vehicle having an automatically shifted transmission

  • US 5,919,112 A
  • Filed: 06/23/1997
  • Issued: 07/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A motor vehicle having an engine and an automatically shifted transmission, said automatically shifted transmission having at least one selecting device as an operating element thereof, comprising:

  • an electric transmission control device operable via a driver using said at least one selecting device, said electric transmission control device controlling a parking position function of the automatically shifted transmission as a function of a driving position selected by said at least one selecting device and other operating parameters of the motor vehicle;

    wherein said parking position is engaged in the automatically shifted transmission when a driving speed of the motor vehicle is zero and, simultaneously, an ignition circuit is interrupted, and after one of an elapsing of a predetermined time period and an opening of a vehicle door; and

    wherein said parking position is engaged in all cases no later than when an ignition key is removed from an ignition lock.

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