Method of controlling climate in a parked vehicle
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1. A method of controlling temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- sensing a temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment at a predetermined time (tP);
comparing the sensed temperature (TIN) to a preferred temperature (TP);
confirming an absence of any objects positioned within a distance of a front and a rear of the parked vehicle;
turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the absence of any object within a distance of the front and the rear of the parked vehicle is confirmed and the sensed temperature (TIN) is not substantially equal to the preferred temperature (TP); and
utilizing a climate control system of the parked vehicle to change the temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment.
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A method of controlling a temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle includes the steps of: (a) sensing a temperature inside the vehicle at a predetermined time; (b) comparing the sensed temperature to a preferred temperature; (c) confirming an absence of any object near a front and a rear of the parked vehicle; (d) turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the absence of any object is confirmed and the sensed temperature is not the preferred temperature; and (e) utilizing a climate control system to change the temperature inside the vehicle passenger compartment.
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1. A method of controlling temperature in a vehicle passenger compartment of a parked vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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sensing a temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment at a predetermined time (tP); comparing the sensed temperature (TIN) to a preferred temperature (TP); confirming an absence of any objects positioned within a distance of a front and a rear of the parked vehicle; turning on an engine of the parked vehicle if the absence of any object within a distance of the front and the rear of the parked vehicle is confirmed and the sensed temperature (TIN) is not substantially equal to the preferred temperature (TP); and utilizing a climate control system of the parked vehicle to change the temperature (TIN) inside the vehicle passenger compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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