Patent ID: 8914223

Claim:
A method for controlling a vehicle having a hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine connected to an engine control unit and a second drive unit connected to a drive control unit, the method comprising: selectively controlling, by the engine control unit and the drive control unit, respective points in time when the internal combustion engine and the second drive unit contribute to overall driving of the hybrid drive, each of the internal combustion engine and the second drive unit being configured to be selectively driven: (a) alone, whereby only one of the internal combustion engine or the second drive unit contributes to the overall driving of the hybrid drive; or (b) jointly, whereby both the internal combustion engine and the second drive unit contribute to the overall driving of the hybrid drive; and adjusting, by the engine control unit, a control and regulation mode of the internal combustion engine as a function of the operating mode of the second drive unit; wherein the selection is made from at least two control and regulation modes for adjusting the control and regulation behavior of the internal combustion engine; wherein the first control and regulation mode of the internal combustion engine includes a control of an injection quantity and a regulation of an air path; and wherein the second control and regulation mode of the internal combustion engine includes a control of an air path and a regulation of an injection quantity.