Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

John D Blanchard, Ii

Jay H Ovenshire

Altaf S Imam

Thomas W Jozwiak

Carl B Corman

Apparatus are provided for notifying a driver of an open vehicle access. The apparatus includes an electronic control module for informing a vehicle driver that a vehicle access is not secured, the electronic control module configured to determine if a transmission of the vehicle is in either a park status or a neutral status, determine if all keys for the vehicle are located outside a predetermined distance from the vehicle and determine if a displacement sensor indicates that a vehicle access is not closed. When the vehicle is in the park or neutral status, the key is located at a distance greater than the predetermined distance from the vehicle, and at least one vehicle access is indicated as being not closed, then an access open message is generated and sent to the driver.

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Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

John D Blanchard, Ii