METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING UNCONTROLLED COMBUSTION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for handling uncontrolled combustion in an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, wherein the uncontrolled combustion occurs independently of ignition by a spark plug and in/or on the internal combustion engine (1). In order to enable a rapid but nonetheless reliable reduction of uncontrolled combustion in an internal combustion engine, in order to protect the internal combustion engine from damage, according to the invention, the number of uncontrolled combustion events detected in a monitoring period is determined and compared to a threshold value (SW), wherein a temperature in a combustion chamber (22) of the internal combustion engine (1) is lowered upon exceeding the threshold value (SW).