Vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control apparatus, comprising:

• a transmission comprising a connecting and disconnecting unit for changing meshing conditions between a plurality of change-speed gears provided on an input shaft connected to an internal combustion engine and an output shaft connected to driving wheels, for connecting said input shaft with said output shaft in such a manner as to change gear ratios in a stepped fashion to thereby transmit a driving force of said internal combustion engine to said driving wheel;
• an operating condition detecting unit for detecting an operating condition of a braking unit;
• a stop condition detecting unit for detecting a stop condition of said internal combustion engine;
• and
• a shift control unit for controlling the operation of said connecting and disconnecting unit according to said operating condition detected by said operating condition detecting unit when said stop condition is detected by said stop condition detecting unit, wherein said internal combustion engine is stopped while a vehicle stops, and wherein said operating condition relates to an amount of braking pressure.