Patent ID: 7822514

Claim:
A vehicular system for controlling a vehicle parameter, comprising: a) a controller located on a vehicle, the controller having a processor, a receiver in communication with the processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and a plurality of code sequences stored in the memory, each code sequence corresponding to a different setting for the vehicle parameter, wherein the controller is configured to initially set the vehicle parameter to an initial code sequence corresponding with a beginner skill level; b) a transmitter including an integrated chip having a preprogrammed memory, a code sequence stored in the preprogrammed memory, the code sequence corresponding to one setting for the vehicle parameter, the transmitter configured to be in communication with the receiver of the controller, the communication involving transmission of a signal from the transmitter to the receiver of the controller, the signal containing the code sequence, the processor configured to communicate with the memory of the controller to identify the one setting for the vehicle parameter corresponding to the code sequence wherein the controller, absent the signal from the transmitter, is configured to identify the setting for the vehicle parameter as defined by the initial code sequence; c) a sensor electrically coupled to the controller, the sensor configured to measure the parameter of the vehicle; and d) at least one controlled mechanism located on the vehicle, the at least one mechanism configured to adjust so as to modify the vehicle parameter, the at least one mechanism electrically coupled to the controller, the controller configured to adjust the at least one mechanism so as to modify the vehicle parameter if the vehicle parameter measured by the sensor exceeds either of the controlled conditions: (1) the one setting corresponding to the code sequence identified by the controller when the controller receives the signal from the transmitter, and (2) the setting corresponding to the initial code sequence absent the signal from the transmitter, such that the controller is configured to alter the initial code sequence only if the transmitter communicates with the receiver.