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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Baptiste Bureau, Coventry, GB;
Scott Balder, Coventry, GB;
Adam Leatherland, Coventry, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Whitley, Coventry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/10 (2013.01); Y10T 477/675 (2015.01); F02N 11/0833 (2013.01); F02N 11/0837 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0802 (2013.01); F02N 2200/124 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application relates to a powertrain control system () for a motor vehicle. The vehicle has an internal combustion engine () coupled to a transmission (). The transmission () is operable in a high range and a low range. The powertrain control system () has a stop/start controller () for issuing an engine stop request signal when one or more conditions have been met. An inhibitor () is also provided for inhibiting operation of the stop/start controller () when the low range is selected. The application also relates to a method of operating a motor vehicle power-train.