Patent ID: 8725369

Claim:
A method for driving a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a combustion engine, a gearbox connected to the combustion engine and at least one driveshaft connected to the gearbox for propulsion of the vehicle, the vehicle and the gearbox being configured and operable for driving the vehicle in at least a first mode or a second mode, the gearbox being set to different transmission ratios to deliver motive force to the at least one driveshaft, comprising: determining that there is or will within a predetermined time be a reduced need for motive force for the vehicle; and determining whether the vehicle should be driven according to the first mode or the second mode, wherein in the first mode the gearbox is switched to a low transmission ratio and in the second mode the combustion engine is disconnected from the at least one driveshaft so that in the second mode no combustion engine torque is applied to the at least one driveshaft.