Valeo Comfort and Driving Assistance

Jérome Baumann

Eric Menard

Fabienne Masson

The invention relates to a method for controlling access to at least one function of a motor vehicle (), comprising: &#x2014;an action step during which an electronic control unit () on board the motor vehicle detects an interaction of a user with the motor vehicle, &#x2014;a verification step during which the electronic control unit verifies that the user is authorized to access said function, and &#x2014;an authorization step during which the electronic control unit authorises access to said function. According to the invention, said verification step comprises sending of a query message by said electronic control unit to a mobile terminal () carried by the user or by a person accompanying the user, and said authorisation step is only implemented if, in response to the query message, the electronic control unit receives an access-right validation message from the mobile terminal.

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Créteil, France

Jérome Baumann