METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE

摘要

A method of operating a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine. The method including determining if the engine is to be operated at idle and determining a current mode of operation of the vehicle. The current mode of operation is any one of a plurality of modes of operation including at least a first mode and a second mode. The method includes, if the engine is to be operated at idle, operating the engine at a first idle speed if the current mode of operation of the vehicle is the first mode of operation; and operating the engine at a second idle speed if the current mode of operation of the vehicle is the second mode of operation. The first idle speed is greater than the second idle speed.

主权项

1. A method of operating a vehicle comprising an engine, the method comprising:
determining if the engine is to be operated at idle; determining a current mode of operation of the vehicle, the current mode of operation being any one of a plurality of modes of operation, each of the plurality of modes of operation of the vehicle including a corresponding active operation of the engine and a corresponding idle operation of the engine, the plurality of modes of operation including at least a first mode and a second mode; and if the engine is determined to be operated at idle:
operating the engine at a first idle speed if the current mode of operation of the vehicle is the first mode of operation; andoperating the engine at a second idle speed if the current mode of operation of the vehicle is the second mode of operation,the first idle speed being greater than the second idle speed.