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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Todd Ansbacher, Westland, MI (US);
Jeremy Rawlings, Canton, MI (US);
Jerry Bonnici, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/189 (2006.01); B62D 1/181 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Automatically rotating a steering wheel to provide improved locatability of an ignition if the steering wheel reduces ignition locatability and the vehicle is parked. Indications that the vehicle is parked may include when an automatic transmission is in park, a park brake is set, an autopark event concludes, or during a remote start event. Rotating the steering wheel to provide improved ignition locatability while turning the vehicle wheels less than 10 degrees.