Patent ID: 6249215
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A method for shutting down a vehicle, comprising:sensing a shut-down request,determining whether the vehicle is in a traffic-safe shut-down site by analyzing a current vehicle operational status after said shut-down request is sensed, based on signals from sensors for vehicle operational parameters, said traffic-safe shut-down site corresponding to at least one of the following traffic-safe shut-down vehicle operational statuses:(a) in a first vehicle operational status, the vehicle is being refilled with at least one of fuel and oil,(b) in a second vehicle operational status, the vehicle is parked, and(c) in a third vehicle operational status, the vehicle is being transported or towed, andgenerating a shut-down signal after the current operational status corresponds to at least one of said traffic-safe shut-down vehicle operational statuses.