A method for controlling vehicle powertrain operation includes activating all-wheel-drive or 4*4-operation provided one of an environmental condition, vehicle use condition and vehicle electrical condition exceeds a corresponding reference, deactivating fuel saving operation provided all-wheel-drive or 4*4-operation is activated, activating fuel saving operation provided none of said conditions indicates need for AWD/4*4-operation, deactivating all-wheel-drive or 4*4-operation provided fuel saving operation is activated.


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    Title :

    All-wheel-drive system interaction with fuel savings operation of a motor vehicle


    Contributors:
    WILLIAM N MANSUR (author) / MARK D MALONE (author) / TUAN A BE (author) / AHMED AWADI (author)

    Publication date :

    2015-09-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion



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