|
Protect
Yourself, Your Family Protecting our loved ones and our vehicles should be a top priority for us all. Crime prevention and security experts estimate that a vehicle is stolen every 20 seconds in the United States. That’s well over two million stolen vehicles annually. And, this year there will be over 40,000 potentially deadly carjackings, nearly half of which result in personal injury. One out of every 29 vehicles will be stolen this year. And its not just a “big city crime.” Even in smaller cities, one out of every 50 vehicles will be stolen.
1) Be Alert! Awareness of what’s going on around you is your best defense. 2) Always turn off your engine and lock your doors - even at the gas station or convenience store. 3) Drive with your doors locked and windows up. Never roll down your window for a suspicious person. 4) Avoid dark, isolated areas. If a suspicious person is near your vehicle do not approach it. 5) Place packages and valuables in the trunk or out of sight. 6) If you are confronted by a carjacker, don’t resist. Your personal safety is more important than your vehicle. 7) If you don’t already have one, install a quality electronic vehicle security system that includes all of the deterrent features listed in Security Systems Essentials. 8) If you have a factory installed keyless entry system or an after-market alarm system, check it against the Security System Essentials list and update your system to protect against high-tech thieves. There are four basic types of vehicle security systems: 1) Mechanical
locking devices Mechanical Devices: Kill Switches: Tracking Devices: Full Featured
Remote Systems:
Automatic Transmitter Verification: today’s most sophisticated thieves know that all keyless entry and security systems have the ability to learn to respond to up to four remote transmitters. With a moment alone in your vehicle they can add their transmitter to work your system. This feature signals you every time you turn on the ignition key by flashing an LED light to indicate the number of active transmitters. If an additional, unauthorized, transmitter has been added, an audible signal warns you of the change, allowing you to reset the system and defeat the thief. Code Erase: this feature defeats code grabbing thieves by changing the transmitter code and erasing it forever after each transmission, and never using the same code again. Remotely Controlled Personal Panic Button sounds alarm from a distance up to 200 feet from the vehicle, and functions even from inside the vehicle with the engine running to deter carjacking attempts. Passive Arming Feature activates the system automatically if the owner forgets. Starter Disable
Feature makes starting the vehicle impossible when the system is armed.
|
|
|
Security
Hints / UTA Feature For further questions and suggestions please fill out Information Request Form |
|