Daimler Chrysler Ag

Joeren-Marten Ohle

Michael Geber

Adrian Mazzini

An electronic ignition starter switch and steering wheel locking apparatus for a motor vehicle which includes a steering wheel locking unit for locking and unlocking a vehicle steering element, an ignition starter switch unit for switching an engine ignition on and off and for starting the vehicle engine, and a coupling device. The apparatus ensures that the steering wheel locking unit is in its unlocked state during starting of the engine. The coupling device contain state interrogation and starting blocking circuits, which interrogate the locking state of the steering wheel locking unit and allow the engine to be started only when the steering wheel locking unit is in its unlocked state.

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Leonberg, Germany

Joeren-Marten Ohle