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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2010
Björn Malmgren, Hägersten, SE;
Hans Wikström, Johanneshov, SE;
Björn Malmgren, Hägersten, SE;
Hans Wikström, Johanneshov, SE;
SCANIA CV AB, , SE;
Abstract
A method for improving the performance of a motor vehicle which has a cooler and a fan for cooling the vehicle's engine, the method includes detecting (s) a temperature-related parameter which affects the engine's temperature during specific cooling conditions; and activating operation of the fan when the engine's temperature fulfils a predetermined condition; determining the (s) predetermined condition on the basis of outcome as regards engine temperature over a predetermined period of time, and/or outcome as regards the detected parameter over a predetermined period of time. A computer program product includes program code (P) for a computer () for implementing a method according to the invention. Also the device that performs the method and a motor vehicle equipped with the device are disclosed.