OBU Manual
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3.2 OBU Design
Figure 3: OBU design
3.3 Start Display
The OBU is prepared for the prompt use. After connecting to the power, the OBU boots immediately. The OBU
will be personalized with the vehicle data that was transmitted with the registration of the vehicle by your
Service Partner. Also, the data for the selected EETS Service are stored and personalized on the OBU.
The Start Display is shown when the vehicle is located within an area or country with an activated toll service.
For example, when the vehicle is within Germany and the German toll service (short “DEbag”) is activated, then
the following Start Display is visible.
Figure 4: Start Display of the OBU for German toll service
The number of axles shown at the Start Display is the total number of axles for the vehicle train. consisting of
the (static) number of tractor unit axles (as stated by the Service Partner during registration) plus the actual
declared trailer axles. The actual trailer axles are set according to the current status by the driver on the OBU,
see chapter 5.2.