System and method of controlling a vehicle

A computer-implemented method for controlling an engine restart attempt of a vehicle, while the vehicle is moving downhill, wherein the method comprises:

• obtaining, by a processing circuitry of a computer system, data comprising real-time rotational speed level of any one of a powertrain shaft being mechanically connected to one or more wheels, and the one or more wheels;
• controlling, by the processing circuitry of the computer system, a controllable clutch to a torque transfer position, allowing the controllable clutch to change a torque transfer between the engine and the one or more wheels;
• determining, by the processing circuitry of the computer system, from the received data, a speed decrease of the rotational speed level;
• determining, by the processing circuitry of the computer system, a time period of the speed decrease extension;
• determining, by the processing circuitry of the computer system, that the determined speed decrease exceeds a predetermined threshold level;
• determining, by the processing circuitry of the computer system, that the determined time period of the speed decrease extension is within a predetermined threshold time period;
• determining, by the processing circuitry of the computer system, to abort the restart engine attempt, wherein the real-time rotational speed level of the one or more wheels is obtained from one or more wheel sensors, and wherein the speed decrease is determined by comparing a rotational speed level of a driven wheel with a rotational speed level of a non-driven wheel.