Abstract: In a thermostatic valve for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine with an inlet connection, a first outlet connection and a second outlet connection, and first, second and third valve elements for closing and opening the inlet and first and second outlet connections, at least two wax cartridge thermostats are provided for operating the valve elements and at least one of the wax cartridge thermostats is connected to an electric heating element for influencing the operation of the respective wax thermostat.

Abstract: In a thermostatic valve for a cooling system of an internal combustion engine with an inlet connection, a first outlet connection and a second outlet connection, and first, second and third valve elements for closing and opening the inlet and first and second outlet connections, at least two wax cartridge thermostats are provided for operating the valve elements and at least one of the wax cartridge thermostats is connected to an electric heating element for influencing the operation of the respective wax thermostat.

Abstract: A hand lever of a selecting device of an automatically changing change-speed gearbox is inserted in a pre-assembled acceptance part which is connected via a joint to a setting linkage leading to a selection element. A predetermined installation position can be thus achieved with a positioning device.

Abstract: A device for locking an actuating lever of a shifting device of a gear-change mechanism of a motor vehicle, in a lever position associated with a particular shift state utilizes a swivellable locking element connected to a brake pedal via an adjusting linkage to be moved into a locking position by a restoring spring holding the brake pedal in the unactuated rest position. Depression of the brake pedal releases the actuating lever. The adjusting linkage contains a resiliently-acting intermediate member acting on the locking element control to position a counter-control cam into engagement with an actuator control cam to lock the actuator. When the actuating lever is actuated into a nonlockable lever position, the locking element is moved into a floating position against the spring force of the intermediate member, while the brake pedal remains essentially in a rest position by virtue of an enlargement of the effective length of the adjusting linkage.

Abstract: Interlock device between an ignition lock and a manual selector lever of an automatic gear-change transmission has a first latch element interacting with the ignition lock and a second latch element interacting with the manual selector lever. The two latch elements are connected by means of a flexible adjusting linkage for transmitting tensile and compressive forces so that only in the parking position of the manual selector lever is the ignition lock actuable into its position of rest which solely allows the ignition key to be removed and wherein the manual selector lever is blocked in its parking position when the ignition lock is in the position of the rest.