Patent ID: 8770328

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a hybrid drive having an internal-combustion engine and an electric motor; a service brake with an ABS control unit and a service brake pedal; an electric parking brake with a parking brake control and a parking brake lever; at least one clutch for coupling the internal-combustion engine and the electric motor with wheels of the vehicle; a hybrid drive control unit for controlling the hybrid drive; and a bus for connecting control units, actuators and sensors of the vehicle and for transmission of control signals; wherein the electric parking brake is connected with the hybrid drive control unit for an automatic controllability in previously definable operating conditions of the vehicle, and wherein the hybrid drive control unit is configured to: control a start-stop operation of the hybrid drive coordinated with an automatic release of the electric parking brake in the case of a starting prompt because of determined performance parameters and an automatic locking when the vehicle is stopped after a previously definable deceleration time; control activation and locking of the electric parking brake in an emergency running function when at least one of a circuit defect of the service brake and a defective service brake pedal is determined when the vehicle is driving and a braking prompt takes place by at least one of the service brake pedal and the parking brake lever, the process of the emergency running function further comprising the acts of: activating a generator operation of the electric motor; activating the electric parking brake; and automatically locking the electric parking brake when the vehicle is stopped after a previously definable deceleration time; wherein the electric parking brake has a stepping capability with previously definable steps.