Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

David L Payne

Alexander Petniunas

Robert J Garby

Melanie Rodriguez Russell

Richard Parry-Jones

Norman William Fasecas

John Puda

Kelly A Vandenbrink

Daniel Rodriguez

A method and system for customizing vehicle interior sounds and other indicia associated with vehicle accessories and events. The method enables a vehicle operator to selectively associate a particular sound with a particular event by selecting a desired sound and associating it with a particular event whereby emission of the desired sound occurs upon occurrence of the particular event to notify the vehicle operator of the occurrence of the particular event. Accordingly, the present invention enables a vehicle operator to configure and associate specific vehicle notification with particular events. In addition, the present invention provides a method and system whereby the vehicle operator uploads into the system customized sounds and sound bytes.

Customer selectable vehicle notification sounds

A stowable load ramp for a vehicle includes a tailgate operable between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position, an upper panel hingedly attached to the tailgate, a lower panel hingedly attached to the upper panel, and wherein the upper and lower panels are operable between a stowed horizontal position and an extended downwardly angled ramp position.

Stowable load ramp for vehicles

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Plymouth, MI, United States of America

David L Payne