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
2016-05-24
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 / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / F02N STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES , Anlassen von Brennkraftmaschinen |
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