Vehicle control system including token verification and code reset features

A vehicle function control system responsive to at least one uniquely coded token for being carried by a user, the vehicle function control system comprising:

• a token reader at the vehicle;
• and
• a controller at the vehicle for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to said token reader, said controller comprising
• token learning means for learning the unique code of the at least one token to define at least one learned token for controlling the at least one vehicle function, and
• token verifying means for generating an indication relating to whether a new token has been learned by said token learning means to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned token.

A vehicle function control system responsive to at least one uniquely coded token for being carried by a user, the vehicle function control system comprising:

• a token reader at the vehicle;
• and
• a controller at the vehicle for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to said token reader, said controller comprising
• token learning means for learning the unique code of the at least one token to define at least one learned token for controlling the at least one vehicle function,
• token verifying means for generating an indication relating to whether a new token has been learned by said token learning means to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned token, and
• token code reset means for permitting the user to restore at least one previously learned code and remove at least one more recently learned code.

A method for controlling at least one vehicle function using at least one uniquely coded token for being carried by a user, the method comprising:

• reading the token at the vehicle;
• providing a controller at the vehicle for controlling at least one vehicle function responsive to reading the token;
• learning the unique code of the at least one token into the controller to define a learned token for controlling the at least one vehicle function;
• and
• generating an indication relating to whether a new token has been learned into the controller to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned token.