| abstract |
A vehicle control device includes an engine, a battery, a starting device, a battery sensor, a crank angle sensor, a shift position sensor, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether or not at least either one of a piston position and a shift position satisfies a predetermined threshold switching condition based on the piston position and the shift position. The electronic control unit is configured to set the restart threshold to a first threshold in a case where it is determined that the threshold switching condition is not satisfied while the engine is automatically stopped. The electronic control unit is configured to set the restart threshold to a second threshold lower than the first threshold in a case where it is determined that the threshold switching condition is satisfied while the engine is automatically stopped. |