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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Ningbo Geely Automobile Research & Development Co., Ltd., Ningbo, CN;
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang, CN;
Johan Ekelund, Gothenburg, SE;
Farshid Shafiabady, Gothenburg, SE;
NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEV. CO., LTD., Ningbo, CN;
ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD., Zhejiang, CN;
Abstract
A transmission system avoids activation of a sailing functionality in a vehicle. The transmission system is configured for automatic gear-shifting in an automatic mode and manual gear-shifting by a user in a manual mode. The transmission system includes a user input device configured for manually changing the operational mode between the automatic and manual modes. The transmission system includes a transmission control unit for determining a recommended gear in the automatic and manual modes. In the manual mode, an operating gear of the transmission system is detected by the transmission control unit. A change of the operational mode from manual to automatic by means of the user input device is detected, and if the detected operating gear in the manual mode when changing to automatic mode is lower than the recommended gear, the sailing functionality in the automatic mode is deactivated.