What is to keep a vehicle from being driven out of the coverage area after it is stolen?
Because the Vehicle Locator Unit must read the coded key when the vehicle is started, it will automatically activate if the vehicle is stolen. Within 30 seconds, the vehicle s VLU signal will be relayed to the Control Center and the vehicle s approximate location will be known. If the vehicle starts to travel outside the system coverage area and the VLU s signal is lost, the engine kill command may be immediately transmitted to disable the vehicle s engine. The transmit range of the SAT is greater than the reception range of the system so even if the vehicle is not within the reception area, the engine may still be disabled.
