Methods and systems are provided for protecting an exhaust catalyst from degradation during a DFSO event. Exit from DFSO due to pedal input received from an operator with a jittery foot is averted by filtering the pedal input differently when operating in a DFSO mode as compared to when operating out of the DFSO mode. Exit from DFSO is confirmed after receiving a higher than threshold pedal position input for a sustained period of time, or when an integrated fuel injection amount exceeds a threshold amount.

A method (200) for operating a combustion engine (120) with a particle filter (130) is disclosed, wherein an exhaust gas flow of the combustion engine (120) is passed through the particle filter (130), a particle concentration in the exhaust gas flow is measured (220) downstream of the particle filter (130) and the combustion engine is operated at least depending on the measured particle concentration downstream of the particle filter.

A hybrid vehicle for anti-rollover through active control of an engine and an anti-rollover control method for the same, may include detecting a roll angle of the vehicle, and when the detected roll angle is equal to or greater than a threshold roll angle, accelerating or decelerating, by a controller, the engine in a state in which the engine clutch is released depending on a direction of the roll angle.

Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for determining a state of an air diverter valve of an air induction system of a vehicle. The determined state of the air diverter valve may be based on an intercooler-based estimated ambient air temperature and a comparison between an ambient air temperature sensor value and a pre-compressor sensor value.

A fuel filter monitoring method includes receiving pressure signals that are indicative of a pressure drop across at least one fuel filter of a fuel supply system configured to supply fuel to at least one fuel injector of an internal combustion engine and receiving a condition signal indicative of a condition of a fuel supply system, the condition signal being generated by one or more of a geographic location sensor, an altitude sensor, and/or a fuel temperature sensor. The method includes estimating a remaining life of at least one fuel filter of the fuel supply system based on the pressure signal and the condition signal and outputting a notification indicative of the estimated remaining life.

There is provided a construction machine that draws attention from the surroundings of the machine body when the prime mover is started and that can have the operator reliably confirm the surroundings of the machine body before the prime mover is started. An engine start control section 23 of a main controller 22 inhibits an engine 18 from starting when a key switch 12 is operated while a horn switch 21 is not operated, inhibits the engine 18 from starting when the key switch 12 is operated for the duration until a first set time T1 elapses after the operation of the horn switch 21 has been finished, permits the engine 18 to start in a case the key switch 12 is operated for the duration until a second set time T2 elapses after the first set time T1 has elapsed, and inhibits the engine 18 again from starting when the key switch 12 is operated if the engine 18 is not started for the duration until the second set time T2 elapses.

Methods and systems are provided for user controlled engine revving. In one example, the engine may be revved to a peak speed according to a target revving sequence in response to a user-initiated command. A revving sound may be provided in response to an input device, without demanding manual depression of an accelerator pedal.

The disclosure relates to an automobile control system and associated automobile, method and computer program. The automobile control system comprising: one or more homologation-relevant subsystems (206, 208, 210); and a processor (204) configured to: configure the one or more homologation-relevant subsystems of an automobile when the automobile is in a non-compliant mode of operation so as not to satisfy a homologation requirement; automatically switch control of the automobile from the non-compliant mode of operation to a compliant mode of operation based on an operating parameter of the automobile; and configure the one or more homologation-relevant subsystems of the automobile when the automobile is in the compliant mode of operation so as to satisfy the homologation requirement. In a particularly relevant configuration, the non-compliant mode of operation is an off-road driving mode and the subsystem is an engine stop-start system.

Methods and systems are provided for mitigating water ingestion in a variable displacement engine. In one example, a method for a vehicle may comprise: with an engine of the vehicle turned on, responsive to detection of a water wading condition through which the vehicle is passing, operating the engine in a variable displacement engine (VDE) mode with a reduced number of cylinders of the engine activated and any cylinders in excess of the reduced number of cylinders deactivated. In this way, water ingestion into the cylinders of the engine and the resulting combustion instability may be avoided during the water wading conditions.

Methods and systems are provided for user controlled engine revving. In one example, the engine may be revved to a peak speed according to a target revving sequence in response to a user-initiated command. A revving sound may be provided in response to an input device, without demanding manual depression of an accelerator pedal.