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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Hideaki Yaguchi, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Hoshiba, Anjo, JP;
Akihiro Kimura, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Naito, Anjo, JP;
Hideaki Yaguchi, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Hoshiba, Anjo, JP;
Akihiro Kimura, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Naito, Anjo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An ECU executes a program including the steps of carrying out low-load control when an IG OFF operation is performed, when a vehicle is running, and when stop of an engine is not permitted, carrying out gate cut-off control, ending low-load control and gate cut-off control when a brake pedal has been operated, when a vehicle speed is lower than a threshold value, or when a prescribed time period has elapsed since the IG OFF operation, permitting stop of the engine, and carrying out fuel cut control.