Patent ID: 7401872

Claim:
A method for controlling braking equipment of a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle transitions from a driving mode to a standstill mode wherein an ignition of the motor vehicle is switched off, the braking equipment including a service brake device actuatable by a driver and a holding brake mechanism separate from the service brake device for generating braking forces to maintain the motor vehicle in a state of standstill when in the standstill mode wherein the ignition of the motor vehicle is switched off, comprising the following steps: a) determining that the motor vehicle is in a standstill mode wherein an ignition of the motor vehicle is switched off by detecting vehicle movements that are not typical of a driving mode and that an ignition of the motor vehicle is switched off; b) determining an inclination of the motor vehicle when the motor vehicle enters the standstill mode wherein an ignition of the motor vehicle is switched off; and c) subsequent to step a), automatically activating the holding braking mechanism in the standstill mode wherein an ignition of the motor vehicle is switched off determined in step a), to built up braking force based at least in part on the inclination determined in step b).