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Remote control of engine operation in a motor vehicle

  • US 20060244626A1
  • Filed: 03/15/2006
  • Published: 11/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control input selection system for controlling an engine in a motor vehicle through the selective use of two sets of control inputs to an engine control system, one set comprising occupant compartment controls inside an occupant compartment and the other set comprising remote controls outside the occupant compartment, the selection system comprising:

  • a selection input to the engine control system for selecting one of the two sets; and

    a processor in the engine control system for processing the selection from the selection input and enabling the engine control system, once the engine has been started and is running, to control certain functions related to running of the engine from the set selected by the selection input to the exclusion of the other set.

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