METHOD OF RELEASING THE BRAKES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FITTED WITH AN ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR STARTING ON A SLOPE, SUCH AN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING IT

摘要

A method of releasing brakes of a motor vehicle including: if no vehicle start command takes place, after manual application of the vehicle brakes in a position to immobilize the vehicle when at rest is over, an assistance device progressively releases the brakes according to a suitable control scheme configured to make the vehicle move under its own weight, generally tending towards predetermined non-zero speed and acceleration conditions, and then, when the predetermined conditions are considered to have been reached, the assistance device stops releasing the brakes.