Patent ID: 11879544
Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEV. CO., LTD.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. The method according to claim 1,
wherein the user input device is arranged as a shift lever displaceable by the user between an automatic mode position for operating the transmission system in the automatic mode and a manual mode position for operating the transmission system in the manual mode, wherein the method comprises the step:
changing the operational mode of the transmission system from the manual mode to the automatic mode by displacing the shift lever from the manual mode position to the automatic mode position, wherein if the detected operating gear in the manual mode when the shift lever is displaced from the manual mode position to the automatic mode position is lower than the recommended gear the sailing functionality in the automatic mode is deactivated.