Patent ID: 9643609
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B60T,B60W

Claim:
1. A vehicle comprising actuator means operable to provide motive power to the vehicle, the vehicle being operable automatically to switch off and subsequently to restart the actuator means during a drivecycle thereby to reduce an amount of time the actuator means is on during a given drivecycle, wherein the vehicle is configured to be placed in a stop condition by a driver operation of brake means, in the stop condition the vehicle is held stationary and the actuator means is off, the vehicle being operable automatically to perform a start operation in which the actuator means is restarted when the driver signals release of the brake means, wherein when the start operation is performed the vehicle is arranged automatically to continue to be held stationary by the brake means while the actuator means is restarted and if the actuator means fails to restart the vehicle is arranged automatically to assume a failed start condition in which the vehicle continues to be held stationary; wherein the brake means comprises a primary brake being operable by the driver to decelerate the vehicle, and the vehicle includes a secondary brake comprising a parking brake operable by the driver to hold the vehicle stationary when the vehicle is unattended, wherein in the stop condition the vehicle is automatically held stationary by means of the primary brake and in the failed start condition the vehicle is configured automatically to hold the vehicle stationary by automatically placing a transmission of the vehicle in a park mode.