Patent ID: 8489254

Claim:
A vehicle equipped for power take off operation using direct application of power from a hybrid electric powertrain comprising: a controller area network; a body computer connected to the controller area network to receive a plurality of chassis input signals, an electronic control module, a transmission control module, and a hybrid control module, the electronic control module being electrically connected to the body computer, the transmission control module and the hybrid control module; a data link based remote power module being provided for generating body demand signals for initiating operation of the vehicle hybrid electric powertrain for a power take off operation, the remote power module being electrically connected to the controller area network; and a wireless PTO request switch being electrically connected to the controller area network via the remote power module, wherein the body computer is programmable to receive a signal from the wireless PTO request switch to change an operating state of the power take off operation, and wherein the remote power module cycles off an output to the wireless PTO request switch in response to signal from the wireless PTO request switch to allow a change in power take off operations, wherein the wireless PTO request switch comprises a transmitter and a receiver.