Patent ID: 8246516
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: B60W,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a drive train of a motor vehicle in which the drive train comprises at least an automatic transmission and a drive unit, with a starting rotational speed of the drive unit being determined for starting the motor vehicle, and a starting process being initiated with the determined starting rotational speed of the drive unit by engaging a starting element, the method comprising the steps of: individually setting the starting rotational speed by a driver such that when the automatic transmission is in a neutral position, an engine speed of the drive unit is determined by the driver by actuating an accelerator pedal; shifting the automatic transmission from the neutral position to either a forward gear or a reverse gear; and utilizing the engine speed of the drive unit, prevailing during the shift of the automatic transmission, as the starting rotational speed.