METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE RECOGNITION OF A TRAILER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and device for the recognition of a trailer (2) of a motor vehicle (1), wherein the trailer (2) can be connected to the motor vehicle (1) via a coupling device (3), wherein a control device (4) collects and stores data relating to the currently connected trailer (2) during an operating phase of the motor vehicle, and wherein means for identification (5) of the trailer 2 are able to ascertain, by means of a test signal, a separation of the connected trailer (2) from the motor vehicle (1) during the shutdown phase of the motor vehicle (1).
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21 Claims
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11. A method for the recognition of a trailer of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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collecting and storing data relating to a currently connected trailer during an operating phase of the motor vehicle; ascertaining a separation of the trailer from the motor vehicle using a characteristic test signal during a shutdown phase of the motor vehicle; discarding the data when detecting a change of the test signal. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. Apparatus for the recognition of a trailer of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a coupling device for connecting a trailer to the motor vehicle; a control device collecting and storing data about the trailer during an operating phase of the motor vehicle; and an identification device, configured to identify the trailer and to ascertain during a shutdown phase of the motor vehicle a separation of the trailer from the motor vehicle on the basis of a test signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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