Patent ID: 8452523
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: F02N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling an automatic switch-off and switch-on procedure of a drive unit in a motor vehicle equipped with a start-stop device, the method comprising the acts of: automatically switching-off the drive unit of the motor vehicle if predefined switch-off conditions have been met; automatically switching-on an automatically switched-off drive unit if at least one driver-side switch-on request occurs, wherein the driver-side switch request is a request to automatically switch on the switched-off drive unit that is provided by an operator of the motor vehicle; and if a system-side switch-on request occurs while the drive unit was automatically switched-off, at least temporarily suppressing the automatic switch-on procedure if a delay condition exists, wherein the system-side switch request is a request to automatically switch on the switched-off drive unit that is provided by a system of the motor vehicle without input from the operator.