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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Siraj Siddiqui, Lasalle, CA;
Hank Kwong, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Eric Rademacher, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Ahmed Awadi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/084 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02N 11/0822 (2013.01); F02N 11/0844 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0815 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01); F02N 2200/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for enabling engine start/stop function in a vehicle with a detachable door. In one example, a method may include, adjusting an engine start/stop strategy responsive to a driver side door of the vehicle been detected to be absent. The adjustment to the start/stop strategy further may be modified based on a type of transmission system coupled to the vehicle.