Back to results
US 2013/0096779 A1Published application
Motor vehicle with driving safety feature
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsMarkus Erlacher, Christian Berger, Torsten Strelle
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A motor vehicle including at least one driving safety system which provides a safety feature during travel, and a control device, wherein the control device is configured to determine a first information commensurate with the proper functioning of the at least one driving safety system and to actuate at least a driver side device for adjusting the seat position and/or at least a driver side belt tensioner when the at least one driving safety system malfunctions.
Claims20
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a driving safety system providing a safety feature during travel;
- an adjustment device for adjusting a seat position and/or a belt tensioner;
- and
- a control device for determining a first information commensurate with a proper operation of the driving safety system, said control device being configured to actuate the adjustment device, when determining a malfunction of the driving safety system.
1 more element
A method for adjusting a position of a seat and/or a belt tensioner of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- determining a first information commensurate with a proper operation of a driving safety system of the motor vehicle with a control device of the motor vehicle;
- and
- adjusting the position of the seat and/or the belt tensioner by actuating an actuation device of the motor vehicle with the control device when the first information indicates a malfunction of the driving safety system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.