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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gary Paisley, Romford, GB;
Hank Kwong, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Dilli Poudel, Chigwell, GB;
Chris Edward Pedlar, Chelmsford, GB;
David Hesketh, Ingatestone, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an engine. In one example, a method of operating an engine of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a brake pedal, a clutch pedal and a transmission having a neutral position and at least one in-gear position, comprises starting the engine if either the brake pedal of the vehicle is released or the transmission has been in neutral for a predetermined period of time, and the clutch pedal of the vehicle is depressed concurrently with the transmission being moved out of the neutral position into an in-gear position.