Method of Inhibiting the Automatic Stop Control System of the Heat Engine of a Vehicle During Parking Manoeuvres

摘要

The invention relates to a method of controlling the stopping and starting of a heat engine ( 2 ) of a vehicle. The invention is of the type in which (i) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine stop request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the stopping of the engine ( 2 ), in order for the engine ( 2 ) to be stopped or (ii) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine start request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the starting of the engine ( 2 ), in order for the engine to be started. The invention is characterised in that the vehicle operating conditions which oppose the stopping of the engine ( 2 ) comprise vehicle parking manoeuvres constituting specific identification criteria which use information relating to the operation of the steering mechanism with which the driver steers the vehicle.