Method, programming interface and mechanism for changing vehicle personalization settings/features

A mechanism for changing vehicle personalization features comprising:

• a multifunctional switch configured to generate, in a feature selecting mode, a first signal to display a plurality of features, a second signal to display a plurality of modes of one of the plurality of features, and a third signal to select a desired one of the plurality of modes of the one of the plurality of features;
• an electronic module coupled to receive the third signal generated by the multifunctional switch and configured to implement the selected one of the plurality of modes of the one of the plurality of features;
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• a multifunctional display coupled to the multifunctional switch comprising a first display element and a second display element and configured to display, in a feature selecting mode, an indication of one of the plurality of features in the first display element in response to the first signal and to display an indication of a mode of the one of the plurality of features in the second display in response to the second signal.

A mechanism for changing vehicle personalization features comprising:

• a multifunctional switch;
• a multifunctional display coupled to the switch, the display configured to display, in response to a first setting of the switch, a first numeric code representative of a first feature and a second numeric code representative of a current setting of a mode of the first feature, and configured to display a plurality of additional first numeric codes representative of a plurality of additional features, individual ones of the additional first numeric codes displayed in response to a second setting of the switch, the multifunctional display further configured to display a sequence of second numeric codes representative of a sequence of modes of the displayed one of the first feature or the plurality of additional features in response to a second application of the first setting of the switch, each of individual ones of the sequence of second numeric codes displayed in response to sequential applications of the second setting of the switch;
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• an electronic module coupled to the switch and configured to set a selected mode in response to a third application of the first setting of the switch.

A mechanism for changing vehicle personalization features comprising:

• a multifunctional switch;
• a multifunctional display coupled to the switch, the display comprising a first main menu display and a second sub-menu display, the first main menu display configured to display a sequence of numeric codes representative of a sequence of settable features in response to signals from the switch, and the second sub-menu display configured to display a sequence of second numeric codes representative of a sequence of selectable modes of the settable features in response to additional signals from the switch;
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• an electronic module coupled to the switch and configured to set a selected mode of a settable feature in response to a further signal from the switch.

A method for programming personalization features of a motor vehicle comprising the steps of:

• pressing and holding a multifunctional switch for a first predetermined length of time to cause a multifunctional display to display a first numeric code representative of a first settable feature and a second numeric code representative of a presently set mode of the displayed feature;
• tapping the multifunctional switch multiple times to change the multifunctional display to sequentially display first numeric codes of a sequence of additional settable features and a second numeric code representative of a presently set mode of each of the displayed features;
• pressing and holding the multifunctional switch for a second predetermined length of time when the first numeric code of a feature to be changed is displayed and then tapping the multifunctional switch multiple times to change the multifunctional display to sequentially display second numeric codes representative of a sequence of modes of the displayed feature;
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• pressing and holding the multifunctional switch for a third predetermined length of time when the second numeric code representing a desired mode of the displayed feature is displayed to select that desired mode.