Patent ID: 8972126
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B60W,B60Y,F16H

Abstract:
1. A method for control of a gearbox of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a control system for automatic control of a gearbox, the gearbox is connected to a combustion engine, the gearbox can be set to various different transmission ratios, the control system's choice of the transmission ratio is influenceable by a vehicle's driver, and the control system is configured and operable to choose an initial transmission ratio for setting the vehicle in motion from a stationary position; the method comprising: determining a first initial transmission ratio by the control system; determining a second initial transmission ratio indicated by the vehicle driver, wherein the second initial transmission ratio is a transmission ratio, which was indicated by the vehicle driver, and in which the vehicle was being driven when the vehicle was brought to a halt; and setting the gearbox to the second initial transmission ratio, which was indicated by the vehicle driver, to set the vehicle in motion from the stationary position when the second initial transmission ratio is higher than the first initial transmission ratio determined by the control system.