Patent ID: 7083020

Claim:
An automatic stop/start controller for a vehicle which automatically stops and starts a vehicle engine without operation of an ignition key, wherein: a control unit automatically stops the engine without operation of the ignition key when a condition of vehicle speed is less than or equal to a predetermined vehicle speed, when a condition of distance of travel of the vehicle is more than or equal to a predetermined automatic stop prohibit distance before stop, and when a condition in which a direction indicator of the vehicle is deactivated, are at least satisfied; the control unit automatically starts the engine immediately without operation of the ignition key if the direction indicator is activated after the engine is automatically stopped without operation of the ignition key; and the control unit prevents another automatic stop of the engine until a distance traveled by the vehicle after the engine is automatically started due to activation of the direction indicator is greater than or equal to a predetermined automatic stop prohibit distance after automatic start that is preset with a distance longer than the automatic stop prohibit distance before stop.