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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2012
Kunihiro Kaneko, Saitama, JP;
Kunihiro Kaneko, Saitama, JP;
UD TRUCKS CORPORATION, Ageo-shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention has an object to provide a vehicle control device which does not require a complicated operation to start an engine even if an idle-stop function has been executed. Thus, the present invention includes a mechanical automatic transmission, an idle-stop device () for stopping the engine when the vehicle is stopped, a slope detection device () for detecting a slope of a road, and a control unit (), and is characterized in that the control unit () has a function for disengaging a clutch and selecting a gear appropriate for the detected slope, when the slope detected by the slope detection device () is at or above a threshold value and an operation of the idle-stop device () has been requested.