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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Matthew Conrad Tuhro, Sault Ste. Marie, MI (US);
Bryan Coullard, Pickford, MI (US);
Benjamin Mikel, Brimley, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of providing parked vehicle protection comprises determining if a vehicle ignition is in an off position and monitoring an exterior area proximate to a vehicle with a plurality of sensors when the vehicle ignition is off to detect an object proximate to the vehicle. The ECU determines whether the object is within a first object range and provides a first external warning when the object is within the first object range and determines whether the object is within a second object range and provides a second external warning when the object is within the second object range.