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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Masahiro Hirano, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Hirano, Yokohama, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
An internal combustion engine () of a vehicle (A,B) is automatically stopped when a first automatic stopping condition is established while the vehicle is stationary or a second automatic stopping condition is established while the vehicle travels. The first automatic stopping condition requires a road gradient equal to or smaller than a first gradient threshold, and the second automatic stopping condition requires the road gradient equal to or smaller than a second gradient threshold. By setting the second gradient threshold at a smaller value than the first gradient threshold, a feeling of unease experienced by a driver when the engine is stopped on a slope is reduced.