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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Brp-rotax Gmbh & Co. KG, Gunskirchen, AT;
Guenther Roland, Pasching, AT;
Christian Stiebinger, Puchkirchen, AT;
BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG, Gunskirchen, AT;
Abstract
A method of operating a vehicle having an engine, a throttle valve and a throttle operator. A continuously variable transmission operatively connected to the engine has a driving pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt operatively connecting therebetween. A ground engaging member is operatively connected to the driven pulley. A piston is operatively connected to the driving pulley for applying a piston force thereto and thereby changing an effective diameter of the driving pulley. A control unit controls actuation of the piston and the piston force. The method includes determining at least one of the throttle operator and throttle valve position, detecting a parking/drive away condition indicative of one of a parking operation and a drive-away operation of the vehicle, and, responsive to the detection, actuating the piston and controlling the piston force based on the at least one of the throttle operator position and the throttle valve position.