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.
All-wheel-drive system interaction with fuel savings operation of a motor vehicle
2015-09-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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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