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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Kai Philipp, Lagesbüttel, DE;
Jörg Rieling, Braunschweig, DE;
Marko Wollenberg, Cremlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06G 7/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method and a device () for operating a hybrid vehicle (), the internal combustion engine () of the hybrid vehicle is started automatically in case the hybrid vehicle () is in a ready-to-drive mode and an opening of an engine covering () of the hybrid vehicle is detected.