Hybrid vehicle control device

Abstract

For a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a motor generator, and a belt-type continuously variable transmission, a controller performs a low speed position return expediting control in response to a downshift request accompanying deceleration. During the low speed position return expediting control, the controller increases a differential pressure between a primary pressure and a secondary pressure and cause a downshift toward a lowest speed position transmission ratio by reducing the primary pressure, and further reduces the primary pressure when the secondary pressure becomes greater than or equal to a trigger threshold value during the downshift; and terminates the low speed position return expediting control when an actual secondary pressure decreases to a secondary pressure minimum level. The controller further sets a secondary pressure lower limit higher than the secondary pressure minimum level during the low speed position return expediting control.