Trw Limited

Michael Scott Ogden

James W Hussey

Rahul Dixit

Judy (Jiali) Li

A remote convenience system ( ) and an associated function remotely control convenience functions at a vehicle ( ). A receiver/controller ( ), located at the vehicle ( ), receives vehicle remote convenience function request signals ( ) that convey remote function request messages and controls vehicle systems (e.g., , and ) to perform the remotely requested vehicle functions. The receiver/controller ( ) includes a messaging processing portion ( ) for providing a signal (e.g., ) to activate an at-vehicle alarm component (e.g., ) and for providing a signal ( ) to activate a remote assistance-summoning component ( ). A portable transmitter outputs the remote convenience function request signals ( ) to cause remote control performance. The transmitter ( ) includes a manually actuatable emergency pushbutton switch ( ). The switch ( ) is actuatable in a first operation mode (e.g., a single actuation) to cause activation of the at-vehicle alarm component ( ), and is actuatable in a second, different operation mode (e.g., a plurality of actuations) to cause activation of the remote assistance-summoning component ( ).

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Redford, MI, United States of America

Michael Scott Ogden