Patent ID: 6676566
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: F16H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A control system for an automatic transmission of a vehicle wherein said automatic transmission being operable in a manual operating mode in which a shift position of said automatic transmission can be changed according to a shift instruction issued by a driver of said vehicle, or in an automatic operating mode in which the shift position is automatically selected, said control system comprising:slow running intention detecting means for detecting a slow running intention of the driver; and starting shift position setting means for setting a first shift position to a starting shift position at the time of starting said vehicle when the slow running intention of the driver is not detected by said slow running intention detecting means in the manual operating mode, and for setting a second shift position which is lower in transmission gear ratio than said first shift position to the starting shift position when the slow running intention of the driver is detected by said slow running intention detecting means in the manual operating modes, wherein said slow running intention detecting means detects the slow running intention of the driver when a shift-up of said automatic transmission is instructed by the driver in a condition where said first shift position is selected and a running speed of said vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined low vehicle speed.