Rough terrain vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaoki Sakamoto, Dustin Williams
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Abstract
A seat belt attachment determining unit of a rough terrain vehicle determines whether or not a seat belt is being worn by a vehicle occupant. In the case it is determined by the seat belt attachment determining unit that the vehicle occupant is wearing the seat belt, the ECU switches a transmission gear stage of an automatic transmission using a first speed change mode. On the other hand, in the case it is determined by the seat belt attachment determining unit that the vehicle occupant is not wearing the seat belt, the ECU switches the transmission gear stage using a second speed change mode.
Claims5
A rough terrain vehicle adapted to travel by transmitting an output of an engine from the engine to vehicle wheels via an automatic transmission, comprising:
- a seat belt attachment determining unit adapted to determine whether or not a vehicle occupant of the rough terrain vehicle is wearing a seat belt;
- a first speed change mode and a second speed change mode, in which a speed change timing of the automatic transmission is set responsive to a vehicle velocity and a throttle opening;
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- an automatic transmission control unit in which, in the case it is determined by the seat belt attachment determining unit that the vehicle occupant is wearing the seat belt, a transmission gear ratio of the automatic transmission is switched using the first speed change mode, whereas, in the case it is determined by the seat belt attachment determining unit that the vehicle occupant is not wearing the seat belt, the transmission gear ratio is switched using the second speed change mode.
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