After sales service repair shop maintenance mode for extended range electric vehicles and hybrid vehicle applications

摘要

One method of controlling an extended range electric vehicle (EREV) or a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine (ICE) that is capable of automatically starting in response to a predefined event includes determining whether the vehicle is within a a predefined distance from a customer service workshop, determining whether the ICE is running, determining whether the vehicle is in a mode with the ignition switched on or in a mode with the ignition switched off, and automatically starting the ICE when the vehicle is within the is a predetermined distance from the service workshop, the engine is not running and the ignition is in the ignition-on mode to notify a service technician that the ICE is in the ignition-on mode.