Patent ID: 8041474
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: B60R,B62D,H02J,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing energy consumption of a motor vehicle having a vehicle electric system to which at least a first electric consumer is operatively coupled, the method comprising the acts of: providing a first operating mode of the motor vehicle, in which a level of an electric load on the vehicle electric system without the first consumer being coupled is at a first level; providing a second operating mode of the motor vehicle, in which the level of the electric load on the vehicle electric system without the first consumer being coupled is temporarily decreased to a second level lower than the first level; determining an imminent specific driving situation, based upon at least one of a previous behavior of a driver in controlling the motor vehicle and a behavior of the vehicle in advance, via a driving situation detection device of the vehicle; and upon determining the imminent specific driving situation, initiating a temporary switch in the level of the electric load on the vehicle electric system to the second level.