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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
May. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenny Tejeda, Wixon, MI (US);
Nial James Wykes, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
Upon determining a vehicle is in an off-road area based on sensor data, an off-road operation mode is enabled to an enabled state. Then, upon receiving a first user input selecting the off-road operation mode, one or more assist features are represented on a display in the vehicle. Then at least one of the assist features is selected based on a second user input. Then, after a key cycle initiated by a user that engages the vehicle from an off state to an on state, the selected assist feature is deactivated to a deactivated state.