Patent ID: 7877191

Claim:
A method for controlling fuel supply of an internal combustion engine, employed when the engine is started, the method comprising steps comprising: fuel supply means for supplying the fuel into the engine; measuring at least one characteristic value ( 11 ) of an engine speed representative of a richness of a fuel/oxidant supply mixture for the engine; comparing said measured characteristic value ( 11 ) with a reference value ( 21 ) so as to determine a different value ( 22 ) between said measured characteristic valve ( 11 ) and said reference valve ( 21 ); and controlling said fuel supply means ( 5 ) using a control signal ( 31 ) emitted by a control unit ( 3 ) and dependent on said different value ( 22 ); and updating said reference value ( 21 ) when an aging threshold of the engine is passed, wherein the updating of the reference value ( 21 ) is produced using a computer map ( 7 ) dependent on a mileage, a number of operating hours and/or an age of the vehicle.