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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1995
Joseph M Raad, Southgate, MI (US);
Steven J Reimers, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ray A Sackett, Monroe, MI (US);
Ronald J Collins, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christine L Gordon, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for allowing enhanced driver selection of suspension damping and steering efforts for a motor vehicle includes the steps of presenting to a driver of the motor vehicle a plurality of suspension damping modes and steering efforts modes for the motor vehicle, allowing the driver to select only predetermined combinations of the suspension damping modes and steering efforts modes, and adjusting the suspension damping and steering efforts of the motor vehicle based on the predetermined combination selected by the driver, and automatically adjusting the modes based on predetermined conditions.