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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Thomas Schneider, Bad Koenigshofen, DE;
Thomas Schneider, Bad Koenigshofen, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for controlling the operating mode of a drive of a vehicle that includes a main drive unit and an auxiliary tractive energy source. The method includes operating the main drive unit, detecting the duration of actuation of an uninterrupted actuation of a brake pedal, and detecting whether the duration of actuation is above a minimum duration by comparing the duration of actuation with a minimum duration. The main drive unit is switched off if it has been detected that the duration of actuation is above the minimum duration. Otherwise, operation of the main drive unit is continued if it has been detected that the duration of actuation is not above the minimum duration. A device for carrying out the method is also described, which includes a timer for detecting the duration of actuation and a comparator for comparing the duration of actuation with a minimum duration.