Patent ID: 9254758
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B60L,B60R,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A control apparatus for a vehicle having an idle stop function, comprising: a volatile memory in which a stored content is retained using a battery provided in the vehicle; a measurement unit that measures a characteristic of the battery provided; an identification unit that identifies a type of the battery based on the measured characteristic of the battery; and a control unit that stops the idle stop function in a case where the identified type of the battery indicates that the battery is not for an idle-stop vehicle, and permits execution of the idle stop function in a case where the execution of the idle stop function is permitted by an input of a predetermined signal from an external terminal even when the identified type of the battery indicates that the battery is not for the idle-stop vehicle, wherein the identification unit identifies the type of the battery in a case where replacement of the battery is detected, and even in a case where the stored content in the memory is not initialized, the identification unit determines that the battery has been replaced in a case where the characteristic of the battery is changed during a predetermined time period.