SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PET-FRIENDLY AUTOMOTIVE ENVIRONMENT

摘要

This disclosure provides a system and method for creating a pet friendly automotive environment. A handheld key transmitter contains selector switches for performing conventional remote control operations (e.g. locking / unlocking doors) and a selector switch for "pet mode". When a pet mode selector is pressed by a user, an encoded wireless signal is sent to a vehicle computer. The vehicle computer is operatively connected to several vehicle systems, each of which controls different features of the vehicle. In response to receiving the encoded wireless signal, the vehicle computer instructs a selected group of the systems to operate in a particular manner to create a comfortable environment for a pet within the vehicle. For example, in pet mode, the vehicle computer can cause one or more windows to lower, the sunroof to open, the trunk lid to swing open, and the seat backs of one or more rows of seats to tilt or fold down.