Vehicle and electric power supply unit incorporated in vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• an operation checking section which performs a predetermined operation checking process to confirm whether or not the vehicle is operable normally, before the vehicle starts traveling;
• and
• a control section which controls the vehicle according to a specified shifting step for shifting the vehicle to an operable state,
• wherein the operation checking section is configured to perform the predetermined operation checking process to determine whether or not the vehicle is in a predetermined high-degree abnormal state or in a predetermined low-degree abnormal state different from the predetermined high-degree abnormal state, before the vehicle starts traveling,
• wherein the control section is configured to perform a normal state control in which the control section performs the specified shifting step to shift the vehicle to the operable state when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is operable normally,
• wherein the control section is configured to perform a high-degree abnormal state control in which the control section terminates the specified shifting step and shifts the vehicle to an operation inhibiting state when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is in the predetermined high-degree abnormal state,
• wherein the control section is configured to perform a low-degree abnormal state control different from the normal state control without terminating the specified shifting step, and perform the specified shifting step, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is in the predetermined low-degree abnormal state, and perform the normal state control, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle has been restored from the predetermined low-degree abnormal state to a state in which the vehicle is operable normally,
• wherein the control section is configured to perform the low-degree abnormal state control for limiting a traveling capability of the vehicle in such a manner that the control section makes the traveling capability lower in the low-degree abnormal state control than in the normal state control, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is in the predetermined low-degree abnormal state, and terminate limiting the traveling capability of the vehicle, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle has been restored from the predetermined low-degree abnormal state, and
• wherein the control section is configured to, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle has been restored from the predetermined low-degree abnormal state, in a state in which the vehicle is traveling:
• perform gradual reduction control for gradually reducing a degree with which the traveling capability is limited, over time, or
• determine whether or not a predetermined timing condition in which limiting the traveling capability is terminated is met, and terminate limiting the traveling capability when the predetermined timing condition is met.

A vehicle comprising:

• an operation checking section which performs a predetermined operation checking process to confirm whether or not the vehicle is operable normally, before the vehicle starts traveling;
• and
• a control section which controls the vehicle according to a specified shifting step for shifting the vehicle to an operable state,
• wherein the operation checking section is configured to perform the predetermined operation checking process to determine whether or not the vehicle is in a predetermined high-degree abnormal state or in a predetermined low-degree abnormal state different from the predetermined high-degree abnormal state, before the vehicle starts traveling,
• wherein the control section is configured to perform a normal state control in which the control section performs the specified shifting step to shift the vehicle to the operable state when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is operable normally,
• wherein the control section is configured to perform a high-degree abnormal state control in which the control section terminates the specified shifting step and shifts the vehicle to an operation inhibiting state when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is in the predetermined high-degree abnormal state,
• wherein the control section is configured to perform a low-degree abnormal state control different from the normal state control without terminating the specified shifting step, and perform the specified shifting step, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is in the predetermined low-degree abnormal state, and perform the normal state control, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle has been restored from the predetermined low-degree abnormal state to a state in which the vehicle is operable normally, and
• wherein the control section is configured to, when the operation checking section determines that the vehicle is in the predetermined high-degree abnormal state:
• maintain the operable state of the vehicle while limiting a traveling capability of the vehicle, in a state in which the vehicle is traveling, and
• inhibit the vehicle from shifting to the operable state, after the vehicle is stopped.