Patent ID: 11859710
Assignee: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. A control unit for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a mechanical gear selection operating element which enables a user of the vehicle to set different drive positions of the transmission by actuating the gear selection operating element, wherein the control unit is configured:
to determine that a drive position “L” has been set by the gear selection operating element; and
in response, to provide a graphical user interface on a screen of the vehicle, by way of which manual shifting of gears of the transmission is enabled;
wherein the graphical user interface comprises at least one of at least one virtual operating element or at least one menu item of an input menu that enables the user of the vehicle to change a degree of engine braking brought about by the vehicle by at least one of actuating the virtual operating element or selecting the menu item.