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Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;

Inventor:

Ulrich Hackenberg, Wettstetten, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01D 13/22 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 13/22 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1064 (2013.01); B60K 2350/965 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display device for a hybrid vehicle having a first drive source and at least one second drive source for driving the hybrid vehicle according to a load requirement by the driver. The display device has at least one display component for displaying a value of a load requirement predetermined by the driver at a specific time and, when the hybrid vehicle is driven exclusively by the at least one second drive at said time, at least one additional display component is provided for visualizing a limit of a maximum load requirement retrievable by the driver at said time, wherein if said load requirement is exceeded, the first drive source is also or exclusively activated for driving the hybrid vehicle. At least one further display component can be activated, via which the visualization of at least one such mode of operation of the hybrid vehicle is possible.


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