Control system for automatic transmission having plural running modes
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1. A control system for executing a control of the output torque of an automatic transmission on the basis of any of a plurality of transmission running modes having different running characteristics, comprising:
- means for selecting one of the plurality of running modes to be used for a run to a destination;
means for selecting a route to be followed by the vehicle to the destination, with reference to the running characteristics of the selected one of said running modes.
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A control system for executing a control of the output torque of an automatic transmission on the basis of any of a plurality of running modes. This control system is given a route selecting function to select a route to be followed by the vehicle, with reference to the running characteristics of the running mode.
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1. A control system for executing a control of the output torque of an automatic transmission on the basis of any of a plurality of transmission running modes having different running characteristics, comprising:
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means for selecting one of the plurality of running modes to be used for a run to a destination; means for selecting a route to be followed by the vehicle to the destination, with reference to the running characteristics of the selected one of said running modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A control system for executing a control of the output torque of an automatic transmission on the basis of any of a plurality of transmission running modes, comprising:
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running mode selecting means for selecting the running mode on the basis of a route to be followed, as selected as a followed route to a destination; decision means for deciding whether or not the route and running mode to be followed, as selected by said running mode selecting means, has been approved by a driver; and control means for controlling said automatic transmission, when the vehicle runs on the route to be followed, as approved, on the basis of the running mode which has provided the reference for selecting said route to be followed. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A control system for executing a control of the output torque of an automatic transmission on the basis of any of a plurality of transmission running modes, comprising:
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destination setting means for setting a destination of the vehicle; route selecting means for selecting the routes to be followed to the destination, as set by said destination setting means, for the individual running modes with reference to the running characteristics of said running modes; decision means for deciding a route and running mode, as approved by a driver, of the routes to be followed selected by said route selecting means and the running modes corresponding to the selected routes to be followed; and control means for controlling said automatic transmission on the basis of the running mode, as decided by said decision means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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