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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a control method for a vehicle including an internal combustion engine as a driving source, the control method for the vehicle including: executing automatic stop control of automatically stopping the internal combustion engine when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied, and executing automatic restart control of automatically restarting the internal combustion engine when a predetermined restart condition is satisfied during execution of the automatic stop control; performing brake holding control of applying a braking force to wheels to maintain a vehicle stop state during the execution of the automatic stop control; and automatically restarting the internal combustion engine when the restart condition is satisfied, and releasing the brake holding control when a predetermined period elapses since the restart condition is satisfied. Particularly, in this control method, the predetermined period is varied according to an engine revolution speed at a time when the restart condition is satisfied.