Mobile control unit and method for remotely controlling an elevator installation

A mobile control unit for remotely controlling an elevator installation in an inspection mode, the elevator installation including an elevator car, an elevator controller and a safety circuit, the safety circuit being an electrical series connection including at least one safety element of the elevator installation that blocks the elevator car from moving when the series connection is electrically interrupted, the elevator controller automatically controlling the elevator car movement in a normal mode of the elevator installation when the safety circuit is closed, the mobile control unit comprising:

• the mobile control unit adapted to connect to the elevator installation wherein the mobile control unit switches the elevator installation between the normal mode and the inspection mode, wherein the mobile control unit when connected to the elevator installation enables manual control of movement of the elevator car in the inspection mode of the elevator installation;
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• the mobile control unit when connected to the elevator installation is assigned as a further safety element to the series connection, wherein the control of movement by the mobile control unit is interrupted when the safety circuit is interrupted.