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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Marco J. Gatti, Southgate, MI (US);
Paul A. Bauerle, Fenton, MI (US);
Marco J. Gatti, Southgate, MI (US);
Paul A. Bauerle, Fenton, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling an Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) or a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine (ICE) that is capable of automatically starting in response to a pre-defined event includes determining if the vehicle is within a pre-defined distance of a service station, determining if the ICE is running, determining if the vehicle is in an ignition on mode or in an ignition off mode, and automatically starting the ICE when the vehicle is within the pre-defined distance of the service station, the engine is not running and the ignition is in the ignition on mode to notify a service technician that the ICE is in the ignition on mode.