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AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigekatsu Uchida, Takao Akatsuka, Takahide Kawamura
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An engine of a motor vehicle is automatically stopped under predetermined conditions and automatically restarted under other predetermined conditions. The engine is restarted by a starter which is driven in response to an engine start signal. In automatically restarting the engine, the engine start signal is generated when restart conditions are fulfilled and a starter command is generated in a microcomputer. An operation of a clutch pedal is one of the restart conditions. The clutch pedal is provided therearound with a lower switch and an upper switch to detect an amount of a depression of the clutch pedal. The starter command is masked for a predetermined period of time starting from the time when the upper switch is turned OFF from the upper switch has been ON.
Method of controlling automatic stop and restart of an engine of a motor vehicle, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
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