An emergency vehicle control device, when an emergency vehicle stop switch is operated for an operation time threshold value or longer in a state where automatic vehicle stop control is not executed, determines that the automatic vehicle stop control is intended to be executed. Later, when the interval between the previous operation and the current operation of the emergency vehicle stop switch is within an operation interval threshold value, the determination that the automatic vehicle stop control is intended to be executed is sustained, whereas when the interval exceeds the operation interval threshold value and the emergency vehicle stop switch is operated for the operation time threshold value or longer, it is determined that the execution of the automatic vehicle stop control is intended to be cancelled.

An electronic control unit of a vehicle having an automatic park-range switching function for automatically turning off a power supply after switching to a P range when a power-off operation is performed, wherein when a power-off operation is performed in a state where the automatic park-range switching function is disabled by a predetermined special operation, the vehicle is turned off in a state where the vehicle is in a neutral range and the power supply is turned off in a state where power supply to the electrical components is interrupted. As a result, the vehicle is parked in a movable state, and battery exhaustion of the power supply is suppressed.

An electronic control unit of a vehicle having an automatic park-range switching function for automatically turning off a power supply after switching to a P range when a power-off operation is performed, wherein when a power-off operation is performed in a state where the automatic park-range switching function is disabled by a predetermined special operation, the vehicle is turned off in a state where the vehicle is in a neutral range and the power supply is turned off in a state where power supply to the electrical components is interrupted. As a result, the vehicle is parked in a movable state, and battery exhaustion of the power supply is suppressed.

A vehicle system, for a vehicle that implements a car wash mode, includes a shifter configured to move the vehicle between Park, Reverse, Neutral, and Drive (PRND) positions, a propulsion system, an instrument panel cluster including a human machine interface (HMI), a brake system including a parking brake. A controller is programmed to determine the shifter is not in the Park position, display, via the HMI, an option to initiate a car wash mode if the following conditions are met: (i) a grade of the vehicle is below a predetermined threshold grade indicating a substantially flat surface, and (ii) a speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined car wash speed, and subsequently initiate the car wash mode if a user selects, via the HMI, the option to initiate the car wash mode.

A control system includes a braking system operably coupled to a wheel assembly to apply braking force when actuated responsive to operation of a brake pedal, a propulsion system to apply positive torque for propulsion responsive to operation of an accelerator pedal, and a gear selector to select an operating state of the vehicle when the gear selector is in an unfaulted state. The operating state is a selected one of park and drive states. The braking system applies a holding force in the park state and the propulsion system enables application of the positive torque in the drive state. The control system further includes a park status backup controller that detects actuation of the brake pedal, and receives information indicative of a fault state of the gear selector. In response to receiving an activation pattern during the fault state, the park status backup controller generates an operating state change instruction.

The present disclosure relates to a control unit for a vehicle, the vehicle being a full electric or a hybrid vehicle, the control unit including a communication interface and processing circuitry being coupled to the communication interface; the processing circuitry being adapted to receive, via the communication interface, a message from a remote control device to drive the vehicle a predefined distance, to command the gearbox to engage with the highest available ratio, to command the at least one electric motor in order to move the vehicle, to stop the motor when the vehicle has traversed the predefined distance, and to command to engage the at least one brake.