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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigetaka Kuroda, Hideyuki Takahashi, Kenji Nakano, Teruo Wakashiro, Youichi Iwata
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When the shift position is an N position or a P position during deceleration of a vehicle, or when a brake pedal is depressed even if the shift position is a D position or an R position, an engine E is stopped to prohibit an unnecessary idling operation by prohibiting the restarting of the supplying of fuel subsequent to the fuel cut by a command from an electronic control unit. If the supplying of fuel is restarted when the engine is in stoppage, a starter motor is driven automatically to start the engine. Thus, in a vehicle including an automatic transmission, the time of stoppage of the engine can be prolonged as much as possible in a range in which the operability of the vehicle is injured, thereby providing a reduction in amount of fuel consumed.
An engine stop control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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