Patent ID: 11878559
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle electrical system comprising a vehicle connector, the vehicle connector comprising contacts, wherein the vehicle connector is configured to connect to a trailer connector;
a controller comprising a processor and a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine, during a first instance of an off-state, a first instance of an off-state determination of whether the trailer connector is connected to the vehicle connector;
determine, in response to a first instance of an on-state event, a first instance of an on-state determination of whether the trailer connector is connected to the vehicle connector;
determine whether to enable on-state trailer features based on the first instance of the on-state determination;
compare the first instance of the off-state determination and the first instance of the on-state determination;
enable, based on the first instance of the off-state determination and the first instance of the on-state determination matching, use of the off-state determination; or
determine, based on use of the off-state determination being enabled, whether to enable off-state trailer features;
determine, during a second instance of the off-state, a second instance of the off-state determination of whether the trailer connector is connected to the vehicle connector;
determine, in response to a second instance of the on-state event, a second instance of the on-state determination of whether the trailer connector is connected to the vehicle connector;
compare the second instance of the off-state determination and the second instance of the on-state determination; and
disable, based on the second instance of the off-state determination and the second instance of the on-state determination being different, use of the off-state determination.