A control device is provided for a vehicle including a drive source and an automatic transmission having a park lock mechanism for locking an output shaft and an engaging element to be engaged at the start of running. Output rotation of the drive source is input to the automatic transmission. The control device includes a control unit to limit a torque of the drive source until the release of locking by the park lock mechanism is completed in response to an instruction being given to change from a parking range to a travel range. The control unit is configured to limit the torque of the drive source from after the instruction is given to change from the parking range to the travel range until the release of locking by the park lock mechanism is completed.

A hydraulically controlled park system disengages a parking pawl in response to engagement of particular shift elements. When the vehicle is one a grade, greater force may be required to dis-engage the pawl, potentially leading to a failure to dis-engage. The controller avoids this failure by engaging an uphill gear ratio and controlling the transmission input torque to transfer load from the parking pawl to the gearing prior to engaging the shift elements that dis-engage the pawl. Following dis-engagement of the parking pawl, the transmission is in a tie-up condition in which the output shaft is held stationary by shift elements. The controller transitions from this tie-up condition to the selected gear ratio by releasing shift elements.

A vehicle includes: a power receiving part; an operating part configured to allow a driver to select a parking lock state or a non-parking lock state; a parking lock device configured to be mechanically switchable between the parking lock state and the non-parking lock state; and a controller configured to control the parking lock device according to an electric signal output from the operating part. While the power receiving part is receiving electric power with the parking lock device being in the parking lock state, the controller: sends a first command that commands stop of power feeding to the power receiving device to the power feeding device when the non-parking lock state is selected; and controls the parking lock device so that the parking lock device is switched from the parking lock state to the non-parking lock state after electric power has decreased to a predetermined value or lower.

A hydraulically controlled park system disengages a parking pawl in response to engagement of particular shift elements. When the vehicle is one a grade, greater force may be required to dis-engage the pawl, potentially leading to a failure to dis-engage. The controller avoids this failure by engaging an uphill gear ratio and controlling the transmission input torque to transfer load from the parking pawl to the gearing prior to engaging the shift elements that dis-engage the pawl. Following dis-engagement of the parking pawl, the transmission is in a tie-up condition in which the output shaft is held stationary by shift elements. The controller transitions from this tie-up condition to the selected gear ratio by releasing shift elements.

A control device limits a torque of a drive source until the release of locking by a park lock mechanism is completed if an instruction is given to change from a parking range to a travel range.

A vehicle includes: a power receiving part; an operating part configured to allow a driver to select a parking lock state or a non-parking lock state; a parking lock device configured to be mechanically switchable between the parking lock state and the non-parking lock state; and a controller configured to control the parking lock device according to an electric signal output from the operating part. While the power receiving part is receiving electric power with the parking lock device being in the parking lock state, the controller: sends a first command that commands stop of power feeding to the power receiving device to the power feeding device when the non-parking lock state is selected; and controls the parking lock device so that the parking lock device is switched from the parking lock state to the non-parking lock state after electric power has decreased to a predetermined value or lower.