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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 ;
Abstract
An electronic control unit is provided for automatically activating a parking brake in dependence of at least one specified operating parameter or operating mode of a motor vehicle, which can be started without a mechanical key. The operating mode for the basic automatic activation of the parking lock is the fact that the internal combustion engine is shut off.