Methods and systems for starting a vehicle
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1. A method for enabling vehicle propulsion, comprising:
- enabling propulsion of a vehicle after propulsion of the vehicle is deactivated in response to confirming presence of a driver via a remote device, confirming more than a threshold force is applied to a brake pedal, and shifting the vehicle from park or neutral into a forward or reverse propulsion mode, where the threshold force applied to the brake pedal is a force sufficient to stop vehicle motion.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for selectively activating operation of one or more vehicle powertrain elements are presented. In one example, a propulsion source of a vehicle is activated in response to a driver moving a shift lever from a first location to a second location. Further, activation of propulsion source may be made contingent on whether or not the vehicle is coupled to an electrical grid.
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1. A method for enabling vehicle propulsion, comprising:
enabling propulsion of a vehicle after propulsion of the vehicle is deactivated in response to confirming presence of a driver via a remote device, confirming more than a threshold force is applied to a brake pedal, and shifting the vehicle from park or neutral into a forward or reverse propulsion mode, where the threshold force applied to the brake pedal is a force sufficient to stop vehicle motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for enabling vehicle propulsion, comprising:
enabling propulsion of a vehicle after propulsion of the vehicle is deactivated in response to confirming presence of a driver via a polling device, confirming more than a threshold force is applied to a brake pedal, and confirming that the vehicle is not coupled to a power grid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle system, comprising:
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a propulsion source; and a controller including executable instructions stored in non-transitory memory to enable propulsion of a vehicle after propulsion of the vehicle is deactivated in response to confirming presence of a driver via a polling device, confirming more than a threshold force is applied to a brake pedal, and shifting a powertrain mode selector, where the powertrain mode selector is a forward or reverse selector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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