METHOD OF REQUESTING A STOP IN A SAFE ZONE BY SIMULATING A MOTOR VEHICLE MALFUNCTION

Disclosed is a vehicle with an engine control unit including a unit for detecting the imminence of a breakdown with the engine or with an element associated with the engine, and a vehicle control unit including a unit for geo-locating the vehicle and the closest structure for repairing an imminent breakdown, a unit for formulating a route that the vehicle needs to follow in order to reach the structure and for geo-locating at least one safe stopping place that is en-route, the two units including a unit for receiving and transmitting information between them, the vehicle control unit sending the engine control unit a request for temporary malfunctioning of the vehicle just before the vehicle passes the at least one safe stopping place or the structure.