Diagnostic method for an
oxygen sensor for
hybrid vehicles with an HSG for driving an
internal combustion engine, comprising: Receiving a diagnostic request
signal for initiating the
oxygen sensor diagnosis from an EMS (
Engine Management System) configured to control the
internal combustion engine (S12); in response to receiving the diagnostic request
signal, determining whether the passive drive condition of the vehicle exists (S14), and disengaging the engine
clutch if the passive drive condition exists; Interrupting the
fuel supply to the
internal combustion engine in response to receiving the diagnostic request
signal (S16), wherein the internal
combustion engine is operated at a preset reference speed by controlling the HSG when the engine
clutch is disengaged; and Diagnosing the
oxygen sensor by the EMS (S18) once the
fuel supply to the
combustion engine has been interrupted, with the
combustion engine being driven at the preset reference speed, wherein the diagnosis request signal is set in advance such that the
oxygen sensor diagnosis is completed within a preset time according to an emission regulation for the vehicle, wherein the diagnostic request signal is configured as a long fuel
cut-off signal that interrupts the
fuel supply to the internal combustion engine once for five seconds per case, and as a short fuel
cut-off signal that interrupts the fuel supply to the internal combustion engine three times for three seconds per case, and wherein the previously set reference speed is determined based on the
cooling water temperature of the vehicle.