Patent ID: 6213911
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60W,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor vehicle comprising a power train including a prime mover, an automatically actuatable transmission and a torque transmitting system; at least one control unit switchable between an operative condition where the at least one control unit is in an on state and an inoperative condition where the at least one control unit is in an off state; actuating means between said at least one control unit and said transmission to actuate said transmission in the operative condition of said at least one control unit; a starting device for said prime mover, said device having activated and idle conditions and being operative to change a prevailing condition of said at least one control unit in response to a change between said activated and idle conditions; and means for monitoring activities of an operator of the vehicle and for transmitting to said at least one control unit signals effecting a change from the inoperative to the operative condition of said at least one control unit in response to detection of actuation of a brake by the operator.