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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2003
Scott A. MC Cullough, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
David A. Osinski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John E. Paluch, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Scott A. Mc Cullough, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
David A. Osinski, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John E. Paluch, Macomb Township, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for changing vehicle personalization features. The apparatus comprises a multifunction switch coupled to a multifunction display. The display includes a main menu display configured to display, in response to signals from the switch, in sequence, first numeric codes that are representative of a sequence of settable features and a second numeric code identifying the current selected mode of a given feature. The display also includes a sub-menu display that is configured to display, in response to additional signals from the switch, a first numeric code defining the feature selected to be changed and to display, in sequence, second numeric codes representative of selectable modes of the settable feature. The multifunctional switch is also coupled to an electronic module that is configured to set a selected mode of a settable feature in response to yet a further signal from the switch.