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Method for controlling an adjuster on a motor vehicle

  • US 6,943,516 B2
  • Filed: 12/02/2002
  • Issued: 09/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling an adjusting device in a motor vehicle having at least one adjusting path between a first mechanical stop and a second mechanical stop, the method comprising:

  • setting an adjustment position of the adjusting device inside the adjusting path responsive to a user action;

    determining the set adjustment position inside the adjusting path;

    setting a protective stop position in the adjusting path, the protective stop position triggering a reduction in adjusting energy for stopping an adjusting motion within a region of a mechanical block blocking the adjusting motion; and

    correcting the protective stop position with an updated protective stop position which is maintained despite the user action responsive to a detecting of a condition associated with the adjusting motion of the adjusting device.

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