Abstract: The invention relates to a starter system for an internal combustion engine, in particular in motor vehicles, having a starter motor, a reduction gear, and a pinion-engaging assembly. The primary components of the starter system (10) are embodied as individual modules and can be expanded in variable ways to make starter systems (10) with different parameters.

Abstract: A device (10) for operating a windshield wiper (12) is proposed, with a moisture sensor (22) for detecting the wetness of a window that in addition to detecting rain and droplets also detects fog and drizzle. The measured values (Us) of the moisture sensor (22) are allocated incremental values (Ink) by the control unit (16). The difference between two successive incremental values (Ink) is to be added, with a sign (+ or −), in the memory (28) to a sum (&Sgr;) of differences formed previously in the same way, and when a threshold (S) is reached by the sum (&Sgr;) stored in the memory (28), the control unit (16) trips a wiper operating mode.