Patent ID: 11945303
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A vehicle controlling a disconnector for the vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
a motor;
the disconnector provided on a driveshaft connecting a differential and a wheel of the vehicle and configured to selectively connect the motor and the wheel; and
a controller configured to control the disconnector,
wherein the controller is configured for:
determining whether a condition to be switched from a 2WD state to a 4WD state is satisfied;
synchronizing the disconnector when the condition to be switched to the 4WD state is satisfied;
determining whether a condition to be switched to the 2WD state is satisfied while the synchronizing of the disconnector is performed; and
switching the vehicle to the 2WD state by stopping a switching to the 4WD state and disconnecting the disconnector when the condition to be switched to the 2WD state is satisfied.