Vehicle body assembly

摘要

A vehicle body assembly includes a steering column assembly, a steering wheel, an actuator mechanism and a controller. The steering wheel is rotatably supported to the steering column assembly for rotation about a first axis. The actuator mechanism is connected to the steering column assembly and includes a lever movable relative to the steering column assembly between a first position and a second position about a second axis that extends in a direction perpendicular to the first axis. The controller is operably connected to the actuator mechanism and to a trailer connector such that in response to the lever moving from the first position toward the second position, the controller transmits a braking signal to the trailer connector corresponding to activation of a trailer braking system of a trailer.

主权项

1. A vehicle body assembly comprising
an actuator mechanism directly attached to one of a steering column assembly and a steering wheel, the actuator mechanism including a lever movable between a first position and a second position, the actuator mechanism is further operably connected to a vehicle transmission; and a controller operably connected to the actuator mechanism, a vehicle transmission and to a trailer connector, one of the controller and the lever including a switch having a transmission shifting setting and a trailer brake setting such that with the switch in the transmission mode setting movement of the lever of the actuator mechanism controls manual gear shifting functions of the vehicle transmission and with the switch in the trailer brake setting the lever of the actuator mechanism controls braking of the trailer braking system such that in response to the lever moving from the first position toward the second position, the controller transmits a braking signal to the trailer connector corresponding to activation of a trailer braking system of a trailer.