Service station maintenance mode for extended range electric vehicles and hybrid vehicle applications

摘要

A method of controlling an Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) or a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine (ICE) that is capable of automatically starting in response to a pre-defined event includes determining if the vehicle is within a pre-defined distance of a service station, determining if the ICE is running, determining if the vehicle is in an ignition on mode or in an ignition off mode, and automatically starting the ICE when the vehicle is within the pre-defined distance of the service station, the engine is not running and the ignition is in the ignition on mode to notify a service technician that the ICE is in the ignition on mode.

主权项

1. A method of controlling a vehicle having an internal combustion engine capable of automatically starting in response to a pre-defined event, the method comprising:
detecting the presence of a service station within a pre-defined distance of the vehicle; determining if the vehicle is in an ignition on mode or in an ignition off mode; determining if the internal combustion engine is running or is not running when the vehicle is in the ignition on mode; and automatically starting the internal combustion engine when the vehicle is within the pre-defined distance of the service station, the internal combustion engine is not running, and the vehicle is in the ignition on mode to notify a service technician that the vehicle is in the ignition on mode.