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Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventor:

Stephan Peters, Vaterstetten, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/02 (2006.01); F16H 59/04 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/0204 (2013.01); F16H 59/0217 (2013.01); F16H 59/044 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0239 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0244 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control unit is provided for an automatic transmission of a vehicle. The vehicle has a gear selection operating element which allows a user of the vehicle to set different gear stages of the transmission by actuating the gear selection operating element, and the vehicle has at least one setting operating element which allows the user to change the value of a parameter of a function of the vehicle by actuating the setting operating element when the function of the vehicle is activated. The control unit is designed to detect an actuation of the gear selection operating element for a period of time which is equal to or longer than a minimum duration and to determine that the function of the vehicle is deactivated. In response thereto, the control unit is additionally designed to allow a manual change of the transmission gear by actuating the at least one setting operating element.


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