Method for reducing noise in a driveline of a motor vehicle

A method for reducing noise in a driveline of a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a condition initiating a noise event of the driveline using one or more sensors on board the motor vehicle,
• controlling, as a function of the detected condition and of a signal of said one or more sensors, actuation of an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle to apply torque to the driveline to generate a torsional pre-load condition in the driveline itself, and
• controlling, as a function of the torque applied to the driveline to generate the torsional pre-load condition and/or of one or more signals of said one or more sensors, an actuation of one or more actuators that govern corresponding devices that are configured to be connected to the driveline to mitigate the torque applied to the driveline by the engine so that a resulting torque applied to wheels of the motor vehicle from the driveline remains unchanged by the torque applied to generate the torsional pre-load condition in the driveline,
• wherein said one or more actuators include:
• an actuator of a front left brake of the motor vehicle,
• an actuator of a front right brake of the motor vehicle,
• an actuator of a rear left brake of the motor vehicle, and
• an actuator of a rear right brake of the motor vehicle.