Vehicle auto-stop control in the vicinity of an emergency vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a stop/start vehicle comprising:
- selectively preventing an auto stop of an engine in response to a detected stop/start vehicle location, stop/start vehicle proximity to a target vehicle having a flashing light, and direction of travel relative to the target vehicle such that the target vehicle is traveling in a same direction as the stop/start vehicle and the stop/start vehicle is in the path of the target vehicle.
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Abstract
A stop/start vehicle includes an engine and a stop/start system that selectively prevents an auto stop or auto start of the engine in response to a detected vehicle proximity and direction of travel relative to an emergency vehicle. The stop/start system may be programmed to prevent an auto stop of the engine in response to a detected proximity to an emergency vehicle where the emergency vehicle is traveling in the same direction as the stop/start vehicle, or in response to a detected proximity to an emergency vehicle where the stop/start vehicle is located within an intersection. The stop start system may also be programmed to prevent an auto start of the engine in response to the engine being stopped, and further in response to a detected proximity to an emergency vehicle where the emergency vehicle is traveling in cross traffic relative to the stop/start vehicle.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a stop/start vehicle comprising:
selectively preventing an auto stop of an engine in response to a detected stop/start vehicle location, stop/start vehicle proximity to a target vehicle having a flashing light, and direction of travel relative to the target vehicle such that the target vehicle is traveling in a same direction as the stop/start vehicle and the stop/start vehicle is in the path of the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A stop/start vehicle comprising:
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an engine; and a stop/start system programmed to selectively prevent an auto stop of the engine in response to a detected stop/start vehicle proximity relative to a target vehicle having a flashing light, a detected stop/start vehicle location in an intersection when the target vehicle is proximate, and direction of travel relative to the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A stop/start vehicle comprising:
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an engine; and a stop/start system programmed to prevent an auto stop of the engine in response to a detected stop/start vehicle proximity relative to a target vehicle having a flashing light and a detected direction of travel relative to the target vehicle in which the target vehicle is traveling in a same direction as the stop/start vehicle and the stop/start vehicle is in the path of the target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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