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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Sebastian Strasser, Ingolstadt, DE;
Michael Bär, Ingolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0858 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01); F16D 2500/5075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle includes the steps: detecting at least one variable; quantifying and/or influencing a movement of the motor vehicle; depending on the variable, switching on an all-wheel drive of the motor vehicle; wherein it is estimated on the basis of the at least one variable whether a relevant driving situation is impending and in this case the all-wheel-drive is switched on before occurrence of the relevant driving situation. A system for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.