Abstract: A system and method monitor the interior of a vehicle, in particular a parked vehicle. A detection unit is designed to detect a living being in an interior of the vehicle. At least one control unit is designed to actuate at least one vehicle function in order to influence at least one environmental condition in the interior of the vehicle if: the detection unit detects a living being in the interior of the vehicle, and the at least one environmental condition in the interior of the vehicle exceeds or falls below at least one predetermined threshold value; and/or the control unit is designed to actuate at least one vehicle function in order to influence at least one environmental condition in the interior of the vehicle if: the detection unit detects a living being in the interior of the vehicle, and the at least one environmental condition in the interior of the vehicle exhibits a rise or fall.

Abstract: A system and method for robust automatic control of an air-conditioning system in a vehicle includes at least one sensor configured to continuously capture technical driving parameters of the vehicle. The system has a computing unit configured to determine a current air quality from the captured technical driving parameters by way of a suitable algorithm. The system has a control unit configured to control the air-conditioning system in the vehicle, wherein the control of the air-conditioning system includes activating the recirculation circuit of the air-conditioning system and/or activating the fresh-air circuit of the air-conditioning system with reference to the determined air quality.

Abstract: A system and method for robust automatic control of an air-conditioning system in a vehicle includes at least one sensor configured to continuously capture technical driving parameters of the vehicle. The system has a computing unit configured to determine a current air quality from the captured technical driving parameters by way of a suitable algorithm. The system has a control unit configured to control the air-conditioning system in the vehicle, wherein the control of the air-conditioning system includes activating the recirculation circuit of the air-conditioning system and/or activating the fresh-air circuit of the air-conditioning system with reference to the determined air quality.