METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF WEAR OF A PART AND FOR INFORMING A CLIENT
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Abstract
In a method of determining a remaining capacity for use of a vehicle part of a motor vehicle, a state of wear of the vehicle part is determined, a remaining distance that can be covered before the vehicle part becomes completely worn is calculated as a function of a type of the vehicle part and the state of wear of the vehicle part, and a remaining service life before the vehicle part must be changed is calculated as a function of an average distance covered by the motor vehicle annually and the remaining distance that can be covered before the vehicle part becomes completely worn.
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8. A method of determining a remaining capacity for use of a vehicle part of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a state of wear of the vehicle part; calculating, as a function of a type of the vehicle part and the state of wear of the vehicle part, a remaining distance that can be covered before the vehicle part becomes completely worn; and calculating, as a function of an average distance covered by the motor vehicle annually and the remaining distance that can be covered before the vehicle part becomes completely worn, a remaining service life before the vehicle part must be changed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of informing as to a remaining capacity for use of a vehicle part of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a remaining capacity for use of the vehicle part by; determining a state of wear of the vehicle part, calculating, as a function of a type of the vehicle part and the state of wear of the vehicle part, a remaining distance that can be covered before the vehicle part becomes completely worn, and calculating, as a function of an average distance covered by the motor vehicle annually and the remaining distance that can be covered before the vehicle part becomes completely worn, a remaining service life before the vehicle part must be changed; and sending a message to inform a user of the motor vehicle of a need to change the vehicle part, wherein a date on which the message is to be sent is calculated as a function of the determined remaining capacity for use of the vehicle part. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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