Method for informng the driver of a vehicle provided with a system for automatically stopping and restarting the engine in the event an automatic stop is unavailable

摘要

The invention relates to a method for informing, in a reassuring manner, the driver of a vehicle that is provided with a heat engine and a STT System for automatically stopping and restarting the engine. The method comprises the following steps: verifying that the driver requested the automatic engine stop; determining that the vehicle System does or does not allow the automatic stop; and if the automatic stop was properly requested and the vehicle System does not allow the automatic stop, informing the driver that not automatically stopping the engine is a normal opération.

主权项

1. A method of providing reassuring information to the driver of a vehicle equipped with a combustion engine and an automatic engine stop and start system (STT system) the SST system providing an SST function, whereby the method comprises the steps of verifying that the driver has requested an automatic engine stop, determining whether the vehicle system authorizes or prohibits the automatic engine stop and, if the automatic stop was indeed requested and the vehicle system prohibits the automatic stop, warning the driver that the absence of the automatic engine stop is a normal functional event.