Patent ID: 8056661

Claim:
A motor vehicle with a system for conditioning power take-off enablement, the motor vehicle comprising: a powerplant, including an internal combustion engine, for propelling the motor vehicle; a compartment within which the powerplant is housed; a hood that is positionable relative to the compartment to selectively allow and disallow access to the compartment; a power take-off unit that comprises an input mechanically coupled to the powerplant and that is selectively enabled by a controller for coupling an output of the power take-off unit to the input of the power take-off unit when enabled by the controller and uncoupling the output of the power take-off unit from the input of the power take-off unit when not enabled by the controller; a device whose status distinguishes between the hood allowing access to the compartment and the hood disallowing access to the compartment for causing the controller not to enable the power take-off unit when the device discloses that the hood is allowing access to the compartment; and an electrical power unit for delivering electricity to electrically-operated equipment associated with the motor vehicle and in which the electrical power unit is selectively enabled by a signal from the power take-off unit disclosing that the power take-off unit is being enabled by the controller.