Electronic control unit for restraint systems

Electronic control unit for restraint systems of vehicle occupants, comprising a microcomputer and having a controllable by the microcomputer output stage, characterized in that the output stage (1b) via at least a respective resistor (R2, R4) to the poles of a voltage source (VCC), in that the positive terminal (DC +) is connected to the output stage (1b) to the microcomputer (2), that for each connecting line (DC +, DC-) a switching element (S2, S3) is provided the ignition element (1b, RP, CP) via that is the respective connecting line (DC +, DC-) connectable to the ground terminal, that the ignition element comprises a resistor (R