CONTROL DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE APPLICATION CASE OF A CAR WASH

摘要

The control device according to the invention is provided for a motor vehicle having an electronically controllable automatic transmission, having an electronic transmission selector lever and having an electronic control unit. The control unit, which is preferably the transmission control unit, has a car wash functional module such that, after activation of the car wash functional module, the following steps are permitted at least once and/or at least for a predefined limited time, in each case without activation of the brake pedal: – shutting down of the engine in the transmission selector lever position "N", – a subsequent restart of the engine in the transmission selector lever position "N" and – a changeover from the transmission selector lever position "N" to "D". The car wash functional module can preferably be activated or deactivated by the driver at his discretion by means of a display operator control element.