A vehicular remote control apparatus warns a driver when the driver moves from
the inside of a vehicle to the outside of the vehicle while an engine is operating.
The vehicular remote control apparatus is located inside the vehicle and includes
a transmitter-receiver for generating a first request signal and a portable device
for generating a transmission signal in response to the first request signal and
transmitting the transmission signal to the transmitter-receiver. The first request
signal is transmitted to outside the vehicle. The transmitter-receiver includes
a determining device for determining whether the engine is operating and a warning
signal transmission device for generating a first warning signal if the engine
is operating when receiving the transmission signal and transmitting the first
warning signal to the portable device located outside the vehicle. The portable
device includes a warning device for giving a warning when the portable device
receives the first warning signal.
