Patent ID: 11912185
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a body;
an access aperture defined by the body;
a closure panel that is movably coupled to the body, wherein the closure panel is movable between an open position and a closed position such that the closure panel selectively covers the access aperture;
an auxiliary panel that is removably coupled to the closure panel, wherein the auxiliary panel is movable between an engaged state and a disengaged state relative to the closure panel, wherein the auxiliary panel travels with the closure panel when the auxiliary panel is in the engaged state, and wherein the disengaged state of the auxiliary panel corresponds with a use position of the auxiliary panel, and
a controller that issues a first user notification in response to a first instance of a first user input when the auxiliary panel is in the engaged state.