Patent ID: 8375913
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: F02N,G08B

Abstract:
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.