A system and method for utilizing a humidity sensor with an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is described. The brush includes a reduced diameter distal brush section mounted in a rod having a distal end face larger than the diameter of the cartridge such that the extension of the end of the brush into the opposed esophageal wall is prevented. The status bit is sent to a transmit segment of the switch element and the frame length threshold value is proportional to the port’s speed.