System and method for alerting a driver of a hybrid electric vehicle that the vehicle is in a drive state
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJoseph Francis Valascho, Michael L. Gusta, Raymond C. Siciak, Dino H. Candela, Jamala Kianga Massenburg, Robert Lewis Humphrey
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Abstract
An engine of a hybrid electric vehicle is started following a determination that the vehicle is not moving, the ignition system is in a run state, a door is open, and the engine is not running to alert a driver that the vehicle is in a drive state.
Claims12
A method for alerting a driver of a hybrid electric vehicle having an engine and a door that the vehicle is in a drive state, the method comprising:
- determining whether the engine is running;
- determining whether the door is open;
- and
- running the engine following a determination that the door is open and that the engine is not running, thereby alerting the driver that the vehicle is in the drive state.
A method for alerting a driver of a hybrid electric vehicle including an ignition system having a run state, an engine, and a door that the vehicle is in a drive state, the method comprising:
- determining whether the ignition system is in the run state;
- determining whether the door is open;
- and
- running the engine following a determination that the door is open and that the ignition system is in the run state, thereby alerting the driver that the vehicle is in the drive state.
A method for alerting a driver of a hybrid electric vehicle including an engine and a door that the vehicle is in a drive state, the method comprising:
- determining whether the vehicle is moving;
- determining whether the door is open;
- and
- running the engine following a determination that the door is open and that the vehicle is not moving, thereby alerting the driver that the vehicle is in the drive state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.