Patent ID: 8437896

Claim:
A control device for a hybrid car traveling while powered by an engine and a power source other than the engine, the hybrid car including a first switch to be operated by a driver so as to start up a hybrid system and a second switch to be operated by the driver so as not to actuate said engine and said control device comprising: a first detecting unit detecting whether or not said first switch is operated; a second detecting unit detecting whether or not said second switch is operated; a control unit executing startup processing of the hybrid system in response to operation of said first switch and without actuating said engine when a state of said hybrid car satisfies a condition for not requesting starting of said engine in a case where said request is detected; and a detecting unit detecting a request of said driver to execute said startup processing without actuating said engine in at least one of a case where said first switch and said second switch are operated substantially simultaneously and a case where said second switch is operated prior to operation of the first switch.