Patent ID: 9156398
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a motor vehicle with a transport device that is configured for a rigid connection to the motor vehicle in an outer region of the motor vehicle and an object fastened to the transport device, the motor vehicle comprising a sensor and the transport device that, when connected to the motor vehicle, at least partially arranged within a recording range of the sensor, the method comprising: a first determining step of determining with the sensor if the object is fastened to the transport device; monitoring a parameter when the first determining step determines that the object is fastened to the transport device, wherein the parameter characterizes a possible disconnecting of the object from the transport device based on data determined by the sensor; a second determining step of determining if the object is disconnecting from the transport device based on the parameter; outputting of a warning message with an output device of the motor vehicle only when the first determining step determines that the object is fastened to the transport device and when the second determining step determines that the object is disconnecting from the transport device.