Vehicle Having Remote Start and Carbon Monoxide Detection

A method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle comprising the steps of:

• (a) detecting a wireless remote start signal;
• (b) after detecting the wireless remote start signal, detecting a first level of carbon monoxide adjacent to the vehicle;
• (c) remote starting the internal combustion engine if the detected first level of carbon monoxide is less than a predetermined first CO limit;
• (d) disabling remote start of the internal combustion engine if the first level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit;
• (e) transmitting a garage door open signal if the first level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit;
• (f) if the first level of carbon monoxide is not less than the first CO limit, then after steps (d) and (e), detecting a second level of carbon monoxide adjacent to the vehicle;
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• (g) automatically transmitting an emergency aid signal if the second level of carbon monoxide is not less than a predetermined second CO limit.