Patent ID: 7546821

Claim:
A method of starting an internal combustion engine for a vehicle having at least a hydraulic pump configured to be powered at least partially by an alternative source other than the engine and an adjustable hydraulic actuator configured to be adjusted by hydraulic fluid of at least the hydraulic pump, the method comprising: during a first shutdown, mechanically adjusting the hydraulic actuator from a first position to a second position via hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator including: providing additional hydraulic pressure via the alternative source and the hydraulic pump if the hydraulic pressure is less than a sufficient pressure for adjusting the hydraulic actuator; during a subsequent start of the engine following said first shutdown, operating with the hydraulic actuator in the second position, said second position different from said first position; during a second shutdown, shutting off the hydraulic pump receiving power from the alternative source if the hydraulic actuator is not to be mechanically adjusted from the first position; and during a subsequent start of the engine following the second shutdown, operating with the hydraulic actuator in the first position.