Brake-system temperature monitoring with warning and vehicle control

A vehicle warning and control method for a vehicle having an engine and a brake system, comprising:

• sensing a temperature of the brake system of the vehicle;
• determining that the temperature of the brake system is above a first predetermined temperature threshold;
• sensing a throttle position or a braking function;
• issuing a first brake-system temperature warning in response to the temperature of the brake system exceeding the first predetermined temperature threshold;
• determining whether the sensed throttle position or the braking function has been changed by the operator;
• and
• issuing a second brake-system temperature warning after a predetermined period of time and after determining whether the throttle position or the braking function has been changed by the operator.

A warning and control system for a snowmobile, comprising:

• a brake-system temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of a brake system;
• a digital memory storage device storing first, second and third temperature threshold data;
• and
• an engine control module (ECM) in electrical communication with the brake-system temperature sensor and the digital memory storage device, the ECM including a processor, wherein the ECM is configured to:
• compare a received brake-system temperature data signal to the first temperature threshold data and output a first warning command when the brake-system temperature data signal exceeds the first temperature threshold data,
• compare the received brake-system temperature data signal to the second temperature threshold data and output a first engine control command when the brake-system temperature data signal exceeds the second temperature threshold data, and
• compare the received brake-system temperature data signal to the third temperature threshold data and output a second engine control command when the brake-system temperature data signal exceeds the third temperature threshold data.