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

Claim 12:
13. A transmission system of a vehicle for avoiding activation of a sailing functionality,
wherein the transmission system is configured for automatic gear-shifting in an automatic mode and manual gear-shifting by a user of the vehicle in a manual mode, wherein the transmission system comprises a user input device configured for manually changing the operational mode of the transmission system between the automatic mode and the manual mode, wherein the transmission system comprises a transmission control unit configured for determining a recommended gear in the automatic mode and the manual mode,
wherein upon operation of the transmission system in the manual mode the transmission control unit is configured for detecting an operating gear of the transmission system,
wherein the transmission control unit is configured for deactivating the sailing functionality in the automatic mode upon change of the operational mode from the manual mode to the automatic mode by means of the user input device, if the detected operating gear in the manual mode when changing the operational mode to the automatic mode by means of the user input device is lower than the recommended gear.