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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Robert Kwiecinski, Saline, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Thomas M. Mcquade, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel J. Bartz, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Robert Kwiecinski, Saline, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Thomas M. McQuade, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel J. Bartz, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The subject of the present invention is a method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle that may include: detecting a wireless remote start signal; after detecting the wireless remote start signal, activating a carbon monoxide detector to detect a level of carbon monoxide adjacent to the vehicle; remote starting the internal combustion engine if the detected level of carbon monoxide is less than a predetermined first CO limit; disabling remote start of the internal combustion engine if the level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit; and automatically transmitting an emergency aid signal if the level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit.