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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric Michael Rademacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Kirk Pebley, Novi, MI (US);
Karl-Peter Hesseler, Cologne, DE;
David Anthony Symanow, Plymouth, MI (US);
Donna L. Bell, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling an automatic stop-start system of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The system monitors the status of the parking brake to determine if the parking brake is in a state of transition between an applied state and a released state (in either direction). If the parking brake is in a state of transition, then the automatic re-starting of the engine is inhibited until the parking brake is no longer in a state of transition.