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METHOD TO SIGNAL THAT THE PARKING BRAKE OF AN AUTOMATIC OR AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE IS NOT ENGAGED BEFORE THE DRIVER LEAVES THE VEHICLE

  • US 20150336555A1
  • Filed: 10/15/2013
  • Published: 11/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for signaling that a parking brake associated with an automatic or automated motor vehicle transmission is not engaged, upon detecting the opening of the door of the driver after the engine has been switched off, characterized in that a vehicle computation unit other than the transmission computer records the last signal relating to the state of engagement of the parking brake and triggers an alert signal for the attention of the passengers of the vehicle if the door of the driver or of the passenger is open, and the parking device of the automatic or automated transmission is not engaged.

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