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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Markus Henneken, Kressbronn, DE;
Friedemann Jauch, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Kai-Uwe Herbster, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Franz-Josef Schuler, Kressbronn, DE;
Thomas Mauz, Langenargen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/104 ;
Abstract
In the method for kick-down switching speed optimization in a motor vehicle with an automatic transmission, the kick-down upshift point is determined as a function of the load conditions and the road inclination in each case.