Patent ID: 11953090
Assignee: ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 16:
17. A method of controlling an axle assembly of a vehicle, the method comprising:
electrically connecting a shift control device to the vehicle, wherein the shift control device is external to the vehicle; and
commanding, with the shift control device, an actuator to move a coupling of the axle assembly to a neutral position, thereby disconnecting an electric motor from a wheel hub of the axle assembly that is configured to support a wheel, wherein the axle assembly has a lubricant pump and the method further comprises operating the lubricant pump when the shift control device is electrically connected to the actuator and the lubricant pump is electrically connected to a device power supply that is external to the vehicle.