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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2007
Paul Tyll, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jason Nantais, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Chris Prisby, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tom Schumacher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul Tyll, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jason Nantais, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Chris Prisby, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Tom Schumacher, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system controls an auxiliary light for a vehicle. The system includes a cockpit button to activate the auxiliary light, a Hall sensor operable to detect the installation and removal of a magnetized cover for the auxiliary light; a warning indicator; and a controller. The controller activates the warning indicator in response to the output of the sensor and the on/off state of the cockpit button.