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(43) Date of publication: 19.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/51 (21) Application number: 10845383.8 (22) Date of filing: 08.02.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60T 13/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/023436 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/096938 (11.08.2011 Gazette 2011/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC Dearborn, MI 48126 (US)	(72) Inventors: VAN WEIMEERSCH, John Novi Michigan 48374 (US) HOLUB, Patrick Novi Michigan 48374 (US) (74) Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote  Delta House 50 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2NP 50 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2NP (GB)