Patent ID: 6589131
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B60W,F02N,F16H,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for controlling gear shifting of a transmission connected to an engine of a vehicle, wherein the transmission is supplied with electric power from a battery or an alternator, which is connected to the engine, drives an actuator based on manipulation of a shifting member by a driver to shift gear ranges of the transmission, and has an output shaft that becomes difficult to rotate if a predetermined range is selected when the engine stops running, the method comprising the steps of:determining whether a gear range differing from the predetermined range is selected by the manipulation of the shifting member when the vehicle stops traveling; and forcibly shifting the gear range of the transmission to the predetermined range when a gear range differing from the predetermined range is selected by driving the actuator with electric power supplied from the alternator.