A hybrid vehicle control for the hunt them on a slope

A method for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine including the automatic stopping of the engine in response to that the vehicle power demand falls below the currently available electric power and, in response to receiving a signal indicative of a positive slope, the automatic starting the engine when the vehicle power demand is at a first offset of the currently available electric power, to reduce a time delay for starting of the engine and to increase a currently available vehicle power to the vehicle is climbing a slope to move. A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a controller. The controller is adapted to control start / stop of the engine in response to a first Fahrerabforderung when it receives a signal indicating that a road inclination angle exceeds a corresponding threshold value, and otherwise, in response to a second Fahrerabforderung.