Volkswagen Ag

Marko Wollenberg

Kai Philipp

Christoph Hoffmann

Jörg Rieling

Andreas Boy

Michael Hoppmann

In a method and an apparatus () for operating a hybrid vehicle with an internal combustion engine () and an electric motor (), the internal combustion engine () is started automatically in a readiness to drive mode of the hybrid vehicle () as soon as it is no longer detected reliably that the driver is present.

Method and apparatus for operating a hybrid vehicle

In a method and a device () for operating a hybrid vehicle (), the internal combustion engine () of the hybrid vehicle is started automatically in case the hybrid vehicle () is in a ready-to-drive mode and an opening of an engine covering () of the hybrid vehicle is detected.

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Cremlingen, Germany

Marko Wollenberg