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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2001
Heinz Ewinger, Oberasbach, DE;
Armin Farrenkopf, Nuremberg, DE;
Juergen Groth, Nuremberg, DE;
Thomas Just, Erlangen, DE;
Heinz Ewinger, Oberasbach, DE;
Armin Farrenkopf, Nuremberg, DE;
Juergen Groth, Nuremberg, DE;
Thomas Just, Erlangen, DE;
Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Nuremberg, DE;
Abstract
To avoid damaging the electrical braking system of a motor vehicle due to driving with an applied parking brake, the parking brake is automatically released, if the speed of the motor vehicle exceeds a prescribed minimum value, and the drive unit of the motor vehicle is driven in a specific operating state, and at least one operating element (e.g. gas pedal, gear shift lever, clutch pedal, safety belt, etc.) of the motor vehicle has been actuated by the driver of the motor vehicle. Sensor signals of sensors that sense the state of the above parameters are subjected to a plausibility check.