Vehicle with an auxiliary axle

A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting driving status parameters including at least one of wheel speed, vehicle velocity, and driving mode;
• analyzing the detected driving status parameters in an electronic control unit;
• and
• based on the analyzed driving status parameters, one of:
• automatic coupling of a multi-plate clutch of an auxiliary axle of the vehicle, coupling of the multi-plate clutch including coupling a cardan shaft of the auxiliary axle to a wheel hub of the auxiliary axle;
• or
• automatic decoupling of the multi-plate clutch of the auxiliary axle, decoupling of the multi-plate clutch includes decoupling the cardan shaft of the auxiliary axle from the wheel hub of the auxiliary axle,
• wherein the multi-plate clutch is arranged between the wheel hub and the cardan shaft of the auxiliary axle, the at least one multi-plate clutch being oil-lubricated and cooled,
• wherein the vehicle includes a main drive axle,
• wherein the auxiliary axle includes at least one of a transmission and an electric motor, the cardan shaft being mechanically connected to the at least one of the transmission and the electric motor, and
• wherein the multi-plate clutch is configured such that the cardan shaft and/or the at least one of the transmission the electric motor of the auxiliary axle are stationary when the at least one multi-plate clutch decouples the cardan shaft of the auxiliary axle from the wheel hub.