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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2024
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Thomas Wursthorn, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle has at least one flap, at least one flap drive, which is configured to open and close the at least one flap by changing a value of a state parameter of the at least one flap. A control device is configured to control the at least one flap drive in order to open the at least one flap up to an adjustable value of the state parameter of the at least one flap and to close the at least one flap. A communication device is configured to communicate wirelessly with at least one external communication device, and to periodically determine a distance of the communication device from the at least one external communication device, if a communication connection is established between the communication device and the at least one external communication device. The control device is configured to set the adjustable value of the state parameter of the at least one flap to a predetermined value of the state parameter of the at least one flap during a period in which the control device periodically determines that the distance is less than a predetermined threshold distance.