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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen Michael Cicala, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
John Randall Armstead, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dongdong Dee Li, Canton, MI (US);
Alexander Phillip McDonnell, Dexter, MI (US);
Bradley D. Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Conor Edward Sullivan, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a transmission having a first neutral with a first combination of engaged clutches and a second neutral with a second combination of engaged clutches. The second neutral has more engaged clutches than the first neutral. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to a request to shift from the first to the second neutral and a failed-on clutch being detected, inhibit the shift to remain in the first neutral.