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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Andrew D. Sarkisian, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Anthony Dwayne Cooprider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kevin Thomas Hille, Plymouth, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Terry Thomas Cwik, Northville, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Scott Alan Watkins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Thomas Lee Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew J. Dalebout, Canton, MI (US);
Andrew D. Sarkisian, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Anthony Dwayne Cooprider, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ronald Patrick Brombach, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kevin Thomas Hille, Plymouth, MI (US);
Karl William Wojcik, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Terry Thomas Cwik, Northville, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Scott Alan Watkins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for controlling the operation of notifying drivers of the fluid level. Primary and secondary keys are adapted to be associated to primary and secondary drivers. A key ignition device is positioned on the primary and secondary keys and generates driver status signals. A fluid level sensing device is operable to generate a fluid level signal indicative of the fluid level. A controller is coupled to the fluid level sensing device and the key ignition device. The controller determines whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary or secondary driver in response to the driver status signals. The controller notifies the primary or secondary driver of the fluid level in response to the fluid level signal. The controller selectively controls the operation of notifying the primary or the secondary driver based on whether the driver is the primary or secondary driver.