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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1985
Yoshitaka Hibino, Ustunomiya, JP;
Hiroshi Kogure, Tokorozawa, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for indicating a running condition of a vehicle having an engine and a manual transmission generates a direction of a down-shift operation according to a detected opening angle of a throttle valve of the engine and detected acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. The direction of the down-shift operation is generated when the acceleration of the vehicle is above a predetermined value while the throttle valve is substantially fully closed and when the deceleration of the vehicle is above a predetermined value while the throttle valve is substantially fully opened. Thus, a suitable direction of gear position is generated when the vehicle is climbing an uphill road or coasting on a downhill road.