Patent ID: 8069831

Claim:
A start control apparatus for providing start control of a vehicle in response to a remote signal received from a remote terminal, or in the directive mode, comprising: a starter switch configured to control starting of an engine of the vehicle; a relay configured to connect a power supply to the starter switch in series; a power circuit configured to provide power supply to at least one of an ignition switch that controls ignition of the engine and an accessory switch that controls power supply to in-vehicle electric equipment, wherein the power circuit provides the power supply independent of the relay; a starter switch welding detecting unit configured to detect that welding has occurred in the starter switch after receipt of the remote signal and within start control based on an incompatible ON/OFF state between a control signal for controlling the starter switch and an output at an output terminal of the starter switch; and a switch control unit configured to control the relay to disconnect the power supply to the starter switch when the starter switch welding detecting unit detects that welding has occurred in the starter switch.