A method comprising predicting an engine coolant temperature at an expected time of activation of a vehicle 101 and, upon determining that the the predicted engine coolant temperature is greater than an ambient air temperature by a temperature threshold, actuating a vehicle component at a time based on the expected time of activation. A fuel line leak diagnostic may be performed upon activation of the vehicle when the predicted coolant temperature is within the temperature threshold of the ambient air temperature. The vehicle component to be actuated may be a suspension 165 actuated to raise a front end 160 of the vehicle or a front hood 150 of the vehicle actuated to be opened. Alternatively, said vehicle component may be a propulsion actuated to either move the vehicle to a roadway having a greater road grade (θ) than a road grade threshold, or align the vehicle along a determined wind direction (W). An insolation on the vehicle may be detected and the vehicle may be moved when the insolation is above an insolation threshold, and a location having an insolation below the insolation threshold may be identified to move the vehicle to said location.


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    Title :

    Vehicle fuel cooling


    Contributors:
    AED M DUDAR (author) / SCOTT A BOHR (author)

    Publication date :

    2018-12-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES



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