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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2000
Shigetaka Kuroda, Wako, JP;
Hideyuki Takahashi, Wako, JP;
Kenji Nakano, Wako, JP;
Teruo Wakashiro, Wako, JP;
Youichi Iwata, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When the shift position is an N position or a P position during deceleration of a vehicle, or when a brake pedal is depressed even if the shift position is a D position or an R position, an engine E is stopped to prohibit an unnecessary idling operation by prohibiting the restarting of the supplying of fuel subsequent to the fuel cut by a command from an electronic control unit. If the supplying of fuel is restarted when the engine is in stoppage, a starter motor is driven automatically to start the engine. Thus, in a vehicle including an automatic transmission, the time of stoppage of the engine can be prolonged as much as possible in a range in which the operability of the vehicle is injured, thereby providing a reduction in amount of fuel consumed.