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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
Matthew Luke Fyie, Canton, MI (US);
Todd Curtis Spaulding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J Deurloo, Howell, MI (US);
Mark Edward Zyskowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
William Russell Goodwin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles C Poon, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Lee Danks, Northville, MI (US);
Richard Reynolds Hathaway, Livonia, MI (US);
Jeffrey James Tumavitch, Livonia, MI (US);
Matthew Luke Fyie, Canton, MI (US);
Todd Curtis Spaulding, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian J Deurloo, Howell, MI (US);
Mark Edward Zyskowski, Dearborn, MI (US);
William Russell Goodwin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles C Poon, Canton, MI (US);
Christopher Lee Danks, Northville, MI (US);
Richard Reynolds Hathaway, Livonia, MI (US);
Jeffrey James Tumavitch, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system provides a Neutral Hold mode in a vehicle having a shift-by-wire transmission with a return to park feature. The Neutral Hold mode is entered upon detecting when the transmission control mechanism has been used a first time to select Neutral when a driver's door is open or has been used a second time to select Neutral. When in Neutral Hold mode, the transmission will stay in Neutral and not shift to Park upon detecting that a driver has exited the vehicle.