Volkswagen Security Systems The Car Thief’s Nightmare You return to the spot where you parked your car and all you find is the space! There’s also the occasional pulling of the drapes in the dead of night to check that the car is still safely parked at the porch. It’s every car owner’s biggest nightmare. But what if you owned a car brand that turned out to be the car thief’s nightmare? Car thieves have been working in earnest to keep up with security enhancement technologies from brands such as Volkswagen. While theft is not impossible, the many barriers to theft engineered in a Volkswagen makes it a hefty task that’s most often not worth the trouble. Volkswagen explains why. Anti-theft Alarm System - In order to protect against theft, more and more vehicles are being equipped with systems that are primed and deactivated again by means of a coded radio remote control and sound an audible alarm when unauthorised entry is detected by contacts on the doors, engine compartment and luggage compartment or by ultrasonic motion sensors in the vehicle’s interior. The ultrasonic system also detects attempted vehicle entry through a broken window. The interior monitoring system can be turned off if, for example, animals have to be left inside the car for a short time. The latest generation of anti-theft alarms has a warning horn that operates independently of the car’s own electrical system and a timecontrolled alarm that sounds in response to the unauthorised opening of a door. Locking the car primes the alarm, unlocking the car turns it off.
Some Volkswagen models include tilt sensors as part of the anti-theft alarm system. If these detect any change in the car’s position (caused by an attempt to tow it away) the alarm will sound. Initially, the horn sounds intermittently for 30 seconds and the hazard warning lights flash continuously.
New encryption technology protects the system against electronically copied vehicle keys. Note: No system can provide 100% protection against theft. If thieves possess the necessary skill and determination they may even be able to overcome the electronic immobiliser.
The anti-theft alarm system with electronic immobiliser offers an optimum level of protection against vehicle theft. Audible and visual warning signals attract the attention of passers-by and frighten thieves away. An extra layer of security is provided by the tow-away protection’s tilt sensor. The interior monitoring system protects against unauthorised or forcible access to the interior, engine compartment or luggage compartment.
The Key – Unlike many other keys, the sophisticatedly designed Volkswagen key holds the absolute power to driving away the vehicle. First, the key is cut on the inside as opposed to the edges, making it harder to duplicate. If successfully duplicated, the key may only do so much as open the door; starting the engine will be a problem deterred by the absence of the chip found only in the original. When a driver disarms the remote, only the driver’s door is opened, so no one can hop in from another door. There’s also a button on the remote which opens the trunk only. With the deadlock function enabled when the door lock button is pressed, the only exit for the car thief locked on the inside, are the windows. Some models carry even more sophisticated features such as hidden key-hole and keyless entry which senses the driver carrying the remote is nearby and automatically opens the driver’s door.
Electronic Immobiliser - The immobiliser is an electronic anti-theft device. It is activated when the ignition key is removed and works in tandem with the engine control unit to prevent unauthorised starting of the engine as far as is possible. The system uses a transmitter and receiver unit in the ignition key (transponder). Whenever an attempt is made to start the engine, the transponder transmits a new code to the car’s electronics. The immobiliser will only be deactivated if the key has a corresponding authorisation code.
Other security features include wheel locks and anti-theft wheel bolts plus the anti-theft radio which carries a code that prevents the radio from playing if stolen. Based on the multiplicity of security features engineered in a Volkswagen, we reckon you should sleep tight while your “V-dub” rests on your porch.
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