Motor vehicle comprising a remote starter unit
First Claim
1. A motor vehicle having a start operating element to start an internal combustion engine, an authorization device, at least one comfort device and an air conditioning unit for at least one of heating the internal combustion engine and at least one of heating and cooling a passenger compartment, the motor vehicle comprising:
- a remote start unit receiving a remote start signal wirelessly from outside the motor vehicle and, upon receiving the remote start signal, starting the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle, activating exclusively a predetermined first device group, including at least the air conditioning unit, in preparation of the motor vehicle being driven, and switching the motor vehicle to a remote start state; and
a control unit determining, in the remote start state and before driving off, whether a person is carrying out a predetermined unsuitable operating action, one of in and on the motor vehicle, unsuitable for driving off, including detecting at least actuation of the start operating element for starting the internal combustion engine with a simultaneously unactuated brake as one predetermined operating action unsuitable for driving off, and, when the control unit detects the predetermined unsuitable operating action, switching the motor vehicle to an ignition ON state in which the internal combustion engine is switched off and a predetermined second device group including the at least one comfort device of the motor vehicle, not included in the first device group, is switched one of on and ready for operation, the control unit changing from the remote start state to the ignition ON state only when the authorization device signals successful completion of a predetermined authorization procedure verifying an operating authorization of the person.
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Abstract
A remote start signal is received wirelessly from outside a motor vehicle and, upon receiving the remote start signal, an internal combustion engine in the vehicle is started and a first device group is activated, including at least one device designed to prepare driving off with the motor vehicle, thus setting the motor vehicle to a “remote start” state. A control unit of the motor vehicle is designed to determine whether, in the “remote start” state and before driving off, a person is carrying out a predetermined operating action in or on the motor vehicle that is unsuitable for driving off and, if necessary, to switch the motor vehicle to an “ignition ON” state in which the internal combustion engine is switched off and a second device group consisting of at least one comfort device is switched ready for operation.
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15 Claims
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1. A motor vehicle having a start operating element to start an internal combustion engine, an authorization device, at least one comfort device and an air conditioning unit for at least one of heating the internal combustion engine and at least one of heating and cooling a passenger compartment, the motor vehicle comprising:
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a remote start unit receiving a remote start signal wirelessly from outside the motor vehicle and, upon receiving the remote start signal, starting the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle, activating exclusively a predetermined first device group, including at least the air conditioning unit, in preparation of the motor vehicle being driven, and switching the motor vehicle to a remote start state; and a control unit determining, in the remote start state and before driving off, whether a person is carrying out a predetermined unsuitable operating action, one of in and on the motor vehicle, unsuitable for driving off, including detecting at least actuation of the start operating element for starting the internal combustion engine with a simultaneously unactuated brake as one predetermined operating action unsuitable for driving off, and, when the control unit detects the predetermined unsuitable operating action, switching the motor vehicle to an ignition ON state in which the internal combustion engine is switched off and a predetermined second device group including the at least one comfort device of the motor vehicle, not included in the first device group, is switched one of on and ready for operation, the control unit changing from the remote start state to the ignition ON state only when the authorization device signals successful completion of a predetermined authorization procedure verifying an operating authorization of the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an operating state of a motor vehicle having a remote start unit, comprising:
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receiving a remote start signal wirelessly from outside the motor vehicle; starting an internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle in response to the remote start signal; activating exclusively a predetermined first device group of the motor vehicle in preparation for driving the motor vehicle in response to the remote start signal, the first device group including at least an air conditioning unit for at least one of heating the internal combustion engine and at least one of heating and cooling a passenger compartment; determining, in the remote start state before driving off by a control unit of the motor vehicle, whether a person is carrying out a predetermined unsuitable operating action, one of in and on the motor vehicle, unsuitable for driving off, including at least actuation of a start operating element for starting the internal combustion engine with a simultaneously unactuated brake; and switching, if authorized and the predetermined unsuitable operating action is detected by the control unit, the motor vehicle to an ignition ON state in which the internal combustion engine is switched off and a predetermined second device group including at least one comfort device of the motor vehicle is connected to a battery of the motor vehicle to operate the second device group, said switching from the remote start state to the ignition ON state being authorized only if an authorization device signals successful completion of a predetermined authorization procedure verifying operating authorization of the person. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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