Method for charging coolant in cooling system for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsTae-Man Chung, Hyo-Jo Lee, Yong-Gyu Lee, Woo-Yeol Jung
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Abstract
A method for charging coolant in a cooling system for a vehicle may include determining a vehicle-diagnostic apparatus connection that determines whether a diagnostic apparatus configured for charging coolant has been connected to a vehicle; starting a coolant charging mode for charging the coolant by the diagnostic apparatus; and determining whether a coolant charging mode release condition has been satisfied after starting the coolant charging mode.
Claims13
A method of charging coolant in a cooling system for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining that a diagnostic apparatus configured for charging the coolant is connected to the vehicle's engine control unit (ECU), the determination being made by the diagnostic apparatus;
- in response to the determination that the diagnostic apparatus is connected to the vehicle's ECU, starting a coolant charging mode for charging the coolant by the diagnostic apparatus, wherein starting the coolant charging mode includes starting an engine of the vehicle by the diagnostic apparatus;
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- determining, by the diagnostic apparatus, when a coolant charging mode release condition has been satisfied after starting the coolant charging mode.
A diagnostic apparatus for charging coolant in a cooling system for a vehicle, comprising a controller configured to:
- determine that the diagnostic apparatus is connected to the vehicle's engine control unit (ECU);
- in response to the determination that the diagnostic apparatus is connected to the vehicle's ECU, start a coolant charging mode for charging the coolant by the diagnostic apparatus, wherein starting the coolant charging mode includes starting an engine of the vehicle by the diagnostic apparatus;
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- determine, by the diagnostic apparatus, when a coolant charging mode release condition has been satisfied after starting the coolant charging mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.