Vehicle control system including multi-vehicle controller using vehicle code learning index and related methods

A vehicle control device for a vehicle comprising a vehicle data communication bus extending throughout the vehicle, the device comprising:

• a multi-vehicle controller connected to the vehicle data communication bus and comprising a memory for storing a vehicle code learning index;
• said multi-vehicle controller for comparing a data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus with the vehicle code learning index to determine the vehicle from among a plurality of different vehicles;
• the data bus code on the vehicle data communication bus being from among a series of data bus codes and based upon a signal from a respective one of a plurality of user control devices, each data bus code of the series having a common function portion and having an identity portion that is different for each respective user control device;
• the vehicle code learning index comprising a plurality of possible data bus codes each comprising a respective common function portion for each different vehicle with a don't care condition specified for each identity portion.