Starter for motor vehicle internal combustion engine involves monitoring starter and preventing operation if found to be defective

摘要

The motor vehicle internal combustion engine (1) starter has a motor (2) supplied by a battery (4) and a monitor (5) for testing the starter operation. The operating tests are initiated until the engine starts and when the starter is released from the engine via a freewheel clutch (7). If a fault is found in the starter during testing, the starter is prevented from operating, after which, the engine is restarted automatically in an economy mode.