METHOD FOR ASSISTING WITH HILL STARTS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for assisting a motor vehicle with a hill start, the motor vehicle having previously been held stationary when parked by a brake, the method involving the steps that consist in:- measuring the inclination of the vehicle, and - automatically releasing the brake. According to the invention, the method essentially further comprises the steps involving: previously establishing a map between the engine torque and the engine speed, - defining, within the map, an authorized zone and a forbidden zone, - providing a vehicle engine speed value, - providing a vehicle engine torque value, deducing from these the coordinates of the engine operating point within the map, and - releasing the brake automatically only if the coordinates of the operating point lie within the authorized zone of the map.