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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Dennis W Fett, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Mark J Poublon, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John M Rzepecki, Ii, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Gary K Lowe, Troy, MI (US);
Dennis W Fett, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Mark J Poublon, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John M Rzepecki, II, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Gary K Lowe, Troy, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle powertrain has an engine coupled to an electronically-controlled automatic transmission. A method for controlling the vehicle powertrain during a transmission shift from a neutral gear to a drive gear detects a change in a signal indicative of a desired transmission gear change from a neutral gear to a drive gear. An engine idle speed is reduced by a predetermined RPM in response to the change in the signal. The transmission is shifted from the neutral gear into the drive gear upon the engine idle speed being reduced by the predetermined RPM.