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Automatic stop/start controller for engine

  • US 20040159479A1
  • Filed: 01/20/2004
  • Published: 08/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automatic stop/start controller for a vehicle which automatically stops and starts a vehicle engine without operation of an ignition key, wherein, a control unit prevents the automatic stop of said engine if a direction indicator of said vehicle is activated, said control unit automatically restarts said engine without operation of the ignition key if said direction indicator is activated after said engine is automatically stopped, and said control unit prevents an automatic stop of said engine until a distance traveled by said vehicle after said engine is automatically started is greater than a predetermined automatic stop prohibit distance.

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