Car Wash With Integrated Vehicle Diagnostics
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1. A car wash, comprising:
- a wash bay configured to wash and dry a connected vehicle;
a diagnostic bay configured to perform various diagnostic functions including tire depth measurement and retrieving a set diagnostic trouble code from a connected vehicle'"'"'s electronic control unit; and
a control configured to receive the tire depth measurement and the set diagnostic trouble code, the control diagnoses the connected vehicle based on the received tire depth measurement and the set diagnostic trouble code, wherein a diagnosis is sent to a driver'"'"'s wireless computing device, and wherein instructions to a driver to turn on a light of the connected vehicle as part of a safety inspection is displayed on a display of the car wash.
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Abstract
A car wash with integrated diagnostic functions is provided that includes the ability to wash and dry a connected vehicle and perform various diagnostic functions. The various diagnostic functions such as tread depth measurement, measuring tire pressures, performing safety inspection, emissions testing and performing vehicle diagnostics and the like may be performed while the connected vehicle is at the car wash. The results of the diagnostic tests may be provided to the driver at the end of the car wash via the driver'"'"'s wireless computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A car wash, comprising:
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a wash bay configured to wash and dry a connected vehicle; a diagnostic bay configured to perform various diagnostic functions including tire depth measurement and retrieving a set diagnostic trouble code from a connected vehicle'"'"'s electronic control unit; and a control configured to receive the tire depth measurement and the set diagnostic trouble code, the control diagnoses the connected vehicle based on the received tire depth measurement and the set diagnostic trouble code, wherein a diagnosis is sent to a driver'"'"'s wireless computing device, and wherein instructions to a driver to turn on a light of the connected vehicle as part of a safety inspection is displayed on a display of the car wash. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of washing and performing a diagnostic test on a connected vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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receiving the connected vehicle within a car wash; retrieving, via a connected vehicle'"'"'s wireless computer system, a set diagnostic trouble code; receiving the set diagnostic trouble code at a control of the car wash; determining a diagnosis of the connected vehicle by the control based on the retrieved set diagnostic trouble code; controlling a car wash functionality with the control of the car wash to not allow a wash function to start before measuring a tread depth of a tire; determining the tread depth of the tire of the connected vehicle via a tire tread determination system; receiving the determined tread depth of the tire by the control; determining if the determined tread depth of the tire indicates that the tire needs an alignment; sending the diagnosis of the connected vehicle and an indication if the tire needs to be aligned to a driver'"'"'s wireless computing device; displaying on the display of the driver'"'"'s wireless computing device the indicator and the diagnosis; and washing the connected vehicle after the sending the diagnosis.
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12. A car wash, comprising:
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a wash bay configured to wash, dry and wax a connected vehicle; a diagnostic bay configured to perform various diagnostic functions including tire pressure interrogation to activate a tire sensor on a wheel of the connected vehicle, and emission testing by retrieving a set emission related diagnostic trouble code from a connected vehicle'"'"'s electronic control unit; and a control configured to receive a tire pressure from the activated tire sensor and the set emissions related diagnostic trouble code, the control determines if the connected vehicle will pass or fail an emission test for a state based on the set emission related diagnostic trouble code, wherein a pass or fail determination is sent to a driver'"'"'s wireless computing device, and wherein instructions to a driver to turn on a light of the connected vehicle as part of a partial safety inspection is displayed on a display of the car wash. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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