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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hanyang B. Chen, Canton, MI (US);
David W. Linden, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael J. Irby, Monroe, MI (US);
Karen Price, Pinckney, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/084 (2013.01); F02N 11/0825 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/0803 (2013.01); F02N 2200/06 (2013.01); F02N 2200/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stop-start vehicle and a method of controlling a stop-start vehicle include a controller configured to, in response to a power-reset event, inhibit an engine auto-stop function. The controller is additionally configured to, in response to a successful key start event subsequent the power-reset event, cease the inhibiting of the engine auto-stop function.