Vehicle locator system
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle locator system including a light source mounted on an exterior roof of the vehicle, the light source disposed within a housing having a protrusion extending from the housing and configured to engage a port in the roof of the vehicle;
a wireless receiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote device; and
a controller in communication with the wireless receiver and the vehicle locator system, configured toactivate the vehicle locator system to provide a visible signal from the light source, responsive to receiving a vehicle location request from the remote device through the wireless receiver.
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Abstract
A vehicle locator system may include a sensor in communication with a lighting system, a wireless transceiver, an illumination assembly received within a housing, and a controller. The controller may be configured to command the illumination assembly to emit light according to a first pattern, responsive to a communication from a remote device received through the wireless transceiver. The communication may include a request to operate the illumination assembly in a vehicle locator mode, while a vehicle ignition is off.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle locator system including a light source mounted on an exterior roof of the vehicle, the light source disposed within a housing having a protrusion extending from the housing and configured to engage a port in the roof of the vehicle; a wireless receiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a remote device; and a controller in communication with the wireless receiver and the vehicle locator system, configured to activate the vehicle locator system to provide a visible signal from the light source, responsive to receiving a vehicle location request from the remote device through the wireless receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle roof rack having a port; a vehicle locator system including a light source within a housing having a protrusion configured to engage the port of the vehicle roof rack; a wireless receiver configured to communicate with a remote device; an ambient light sensor; and a controller configured to activate the light source responsive to receiving a signals from the light sensor, and from the remove device through the wireless receiver.
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5. A vehicle locator system comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; an ambient light sensor; an illumination assembly received within a housing; and a controller configured to; command the illumination assembly to emit light according to a first pattern, responsive to a vehicle locator mode signal, from a remote device received through the wireless transceiver, and to emit light according to a second pattern in response to a signal from the ambient light sensor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle locator system comprising:
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an illumination assembly having a locking mechanism configured to mount to an exterior vehicle component; and a controller in communication with the illumination assembly, a light sensor, and a wireless transceiver in communication with a nomadic device, configured to; activate the illumination assembly in response to an ambient light signal from the light sensor crossing a threshold and a request to activate the illumination assembly from the nomadic device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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