Improvements in or relating to creep torque

摘要

A system for providing electric creep in a manual transmission vehicle is provided. The vehicle comprises an accelerator pedal (31 fig. 2), a brake pedal (32), and a combustion engine which is the sole source of power under normal operation. The system for providing electric creep comprises an electric motor for providing low speed motive force for the vehicle, a controller 40 configured to switch off the combustion engine when the electric creep function is activated; wherein the controller is further configured to modulate the speed of the vehicle solely on the basis of the extent of depression of the brake pedal; and wherein the controller is further configured to cancel the electric creep function on activation of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle may comprise a control button on the gear lever for initiating or cancelling the creep function. Further indicators for cancelling the creep function may be a clutch pedal depression, a drivers door opening or the drivers seatbelt being removed. The electric motor may further provide a creep torque in a forwards or reverse direction.