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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Urs Christen, Aachen, DE;
Rainer Busch, Aachen, DE;
Anthemios P. Petridis, Bishop's Stortford, GB;
David Hesketh, Ingatestone, GB;
Armin Mueller-Lerwe, Kerpen-Bergerhausen, DE;
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for operating an automatic stop/start system in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a manually operated gearbox and a pedal-operated clutch, wherein the internal combustion engine is automatically stopped or restarted under predetermined conditions even with a gear engaged. The conditions under which the internal combustion engine is automatically restarted include two indicators that indicate that an automatic restart of the internal combustion engine is safe and desired, namely an indicator that indicates that a restart is safe and an indicator that indicates that the driver wants a restart.