Patent ID: 9043080
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B60R,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for activating and/or deactivating a valet parking function for a motor vehicle, whereby an activated valet parking function prevents access to one or more lockable areas in the motor vehicle, the method comprising: checking whether a freely operable control element has been actuated; activating the valet parking function, if the actuation of a control element has been determined, to prevent exclusively the access to the lockable area in the motor vehicle, particularly to a trunk; preventing use of a data processing device or a mobile communication device following said activating the valet parking function; and limiting a function of a drive unit of the motor vehicle such that the motor vehicle is driven only at a preset maximum power or only for a predefined maximum distance following said activating the valet function, and wherein the actuatable control element is a designated button positioned within a passenger compartment of the vehicle for activating the valet parking function.