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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Applicant:
Rudolf Ehrmaier, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Rudolf Ehrmaier, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/04 (2006.01); B60R 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to satisfy the key interlock regulation in a system for keyless starting of a motor vehicle by an ID transducer carried by the vehicle user and a control element () for starting and stopping the engine, a mechanism is provided such that the engine can only be stopped when the gear position 'P' for Park is engaged but the engine can be stopped at a vehicle speed (v) equal to or greater than a preset threshold speed (v-threshold) without the gear position 'P' for Park being engaged, so that the driver can turn off the engine in emergencies even while driving.