Vehicle having remote start and carbon monoxide detection
The subject of the present invention is a method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle that may include: detecting a wireless remote start signal; after detecting the wireless remote start signal, activating a carbon monoxide detector to detect a level of carbon monoxide adjacent to the vehicle; remote starting the internal combustion engine if the detected level of carbon monoxide is less than a predetermined first CO limit; disabling remote start of the internal combustion engine if the level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit; and automatically transmitting an emergency aid signal if the level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit.
1. A method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
(a) detecting a wireless remote start signal;
(b) after detecting the wireless remote start signal, detecting a first level of carbon monoxide adjacent to the vehicle;
(c) remote starting the internal combustion engine if the detected first level of carbon monoxide is less than a predetermined first CO limit;
(d) disabling remote start of the internal combustion engine if the first level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit;
(e) transmitting a garage door open signal if the first level of carbon monoxide is not less than the predetermined first CO limit;
(f) if the first level of carbon monoxide is not less than the first CO limit, then after steps (d) and (e), detecting a second level of carbon monoxide adjacent to the vehicle, the first CO limit being less than the second level of carbon monoxide; and
(g) automatically transmitting an emergency aid signal if the second level of carbon monoxide is not less than a predetermined second CO limit.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein step (g) is further defined by transmitting a wireless signal from an emergency aid transmitter located in the vehicle to a cellular telephone network.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein step (f) is further defined by waiting a predetermined time after step (e) before detecting the second level of carbon monoxide.