Patent ID: 8626380

Claim:
A control system for a vehicle subsystem, the control system comprising: a controller arranged to control operation of the subsystem; a user input connected to the controller and arranged to be operated by a driver and a passenger of the vehicle to effect operation of the vehicle subsystem; a sensor comprising a transmitter and a receiver; wherein one of the transmitter and the receiver is associated with the user input and the other of the transmitter and the receiver is associated with at least one of the driver and the passenger; wherein upon detection by the receiver of a signal from the transmitter, the controller is arranged to distinguish between operation of the user input by the driver and operation of the user input by the passenger; wherein the control system includes a display for displaying information to the driver and the system being arranged such that: when the user input is operated by the driver, the display is operated so as to display said information to the driver; and when the user input is operated by the passenger, the display is not activated.