Method of inhibiting the automatic stop control system of the heat engine of a vehicle in the absence of a driver
First Claim
1. Method of controlling the stopping and starting of a heat engine with which a vehicle is equipped, comprising:
- stopping the engine when the engine is in engine stop request phase and not in predefined operating conditions opposed to a stopping of said engine, andstarting the engine when the engine is in engine start request phase and not in predefined operating conditions opposed to starting of said engine,wherein said operating conditions of the engine opposed to the stopping of the engine comprise an absence of the driver from the vehicle, andamong the engine operating conditions defining a start request phase is a detection of an absence of the driver from the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the stopping and staffing of a heat engine (2) of a vehicle is such that (i) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine stop request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the stopping of the engine (2), in order for the engine (2) to be stopped or (ii) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine staff request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the staffing of the engine (2), in order for the engine to be started. For a given engine stop request phase, the engine (2) can only be stopped or staffed at most a pre-determined number of times.
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11 Claims
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1. Method of controlling the stopping and starting of a heat engine with which a vehicle is equipped, comprising:
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stopping the engine when the engine is in engine stop request phase and not in predefined operating conditions opposed to a stopping of said engine, and starting the engine when the engine is in engine start request phase and not in predefined operating conditions opposed to starting of said engine, wherein said operating conditions of the engine opposed to the stopping of the engine comprise an absence of the driver from the vehicle, and among the engine operating conditions defining a start request phase is a detection of an absence of the driver from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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