ENGINE START CONTROLLING APPARATUS

摘要

An engine start controlling apparatus useful as an antitheft device for a vehicle. A reference code is stored in an EEPROM (20a) of an immobilizer (ECU 20), and a processing section (20b) compares the reference code and a password code which is sent from a transponder (12) of a key (10). If both codes do not coincide, the immobilizer (ECU 20) sends an L signal to an engine (ECU 24) to stop an engine (30). On the other hand, if such comparison is not yet completed or no other communication is being performed, the immobilizer (ECU 20) transmits a starting code encoded by an encoder (20c) to the engine (ECU 24). The engine (ECU 24) recognizes the starting code by decoding it through a decoder (24b). If the engine (ECU 24) cannot recognize the starting code, the engine (ECU 24) stops the engine (30). Thus, the engine (30) can be stopped if a communication line which connects the immobilizer (ECU 20) and the engine (ECU 24) is cut.