Method for operating a vehicle
A method tar operating a vehicle where at least one comfort function is offered to at least one vehicle user for activation. The at least one comfort function is offered to the at least one vehicle user for activation after a start of an electrical charging process of at least one energy storage device of the vehicle. The comfort function is offered to the vehicle user depending on an expected necessary charging time of the electrical charging process of the energy storage device of the vehicle.
1. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
starting an electrical charging process of an energy storage device of the vehicle by an electrical energy source external to the vehicle at an electrical charging station; and
offering a comfort function providable by the vehicle to a vehicle user for activation optically via a notification displayed on a display unit of the vehicle, wherein the comfort function is offered to the vehicle user after the starting of the electrical charging process of the energy storage device of the vehicle;
wherein the comfort function is offered to the vehicle user depending on an expected necessary charging time of the electrical charging process of the energy storage device of the vehicle;
wherein the comfort function is offered to the vehicle user depending on a previous journey time and/or on an expected upcoming journey time and/or on an expected total journey time.
2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of informing the vehicle user about energy required for the offered comfort function and an associated extension of the expected necessary charging time.
3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of activating the offered comfort function via an input unit of the vehicle or by a voice input.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the comfort function is an optical output and/or an acoustic output and/or a haptic output in the vehicle and/or an adjustment of an ambient condition in the vehicle.
5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of offering the vehicle user a plurality of comfort functions for activation.
6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of selecting by the vehicle user a comfort aspect before the step of offering.
7. The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of determining in the vehicle or externally to the vehicle a comfort function to be offered to the vehicle user.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the comfort function is a haptic output in the vehicle that comprises a massage function performed by a vehicle seat of the vehicle on which the vehicle user sits.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the comfort function is an adjustment of an ambient condition in the vehicle.
10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the ambient condition in the vehicle comprises a seat adjustment of a vehicle seat of the vehicle on which the vehicle user sits.