This is an important question that many car owners are interested in. It is not worth paying attention to the bright advertisements of companies selling security systems for cars. Their main goal is to sell the product. If you have opted for a certain alarm model, then before buying, you need to clarify some points.
The car alarm serves to inform the owner of the car in time that illegal actions are being taken against his property: the siren sounds, and the owner receives a message. In the store, you need to contact a sales consultant for help, who will help you choose the car alarm model that is right for you. When choosing a security system, you should pay attention to such an indicator as the range of the return signal in systems with two-way communication. This is the primary characteristic that the car owner should be interested in. The best option is a GSM alarm system, it allows you to track the location of the car, and the message will come to the security panel. An expensive pleasure, it will not fit into every budget, but it costs its money.
Security system functions
- The inclusion of protection with locking the doors. Convenience is that you do not need to first close the doors and then turn on the alarm. This is happening at the same time. For the function to be available, the car must be equipped with electric drives on the door locks.
- Disarming with door unlocking
- Inclusion of protection with the raising of glasses. The owner will not worry about forgetting to close the window. For this, power windows and a control unit must be installed in the car.
- Silent activation and deactivation of protection. This function will be useful if you have to come home at night, park your car in the courtyard of a multi-storey building.
- Remote trunk release. Requires a luggage lock actuator. It is very convenient to use the function if both hands are busy: pressed the button - the trunk was opened.
- Delayed arming. If the owner is forgetful, this function is simply necessary for him: after turning off the ignition, the system itself will arm the car after a while.
- Auto-arming. If you accidentally pressed the key fob button and disarmed the car, the alarm will turn on again (provided that no doors were opened).
- Locking doors on the way. Protects from accidental opening of doors by passengers, prevents intruders from entering the cabin.
- Turning on the security when the engine is running. You can warm up the car by going outside, or leave the car with the engine running for a short time in winter.
- Starting the engine from a distance. In winter, this function is only beneficial.
- Forced Alarm You can turn on the siren to scare off intruders. It also helps in finding a car in a large parking lot.
- Auto shutdown in case of malfunction. Prevents constant alarm activation, saving the nerves of neighbors and the owner of the car.
- Shock sensor. In the event of a weak impact, a warning signal will sound; in case of repeated impact, the system itself is triggered.
- Autonomous power supply of the alarm. You cannot turn off the security system by disconnecting the battery terminal. Very inconvenient for hooligans who encroached on your property.
Professional alarm installation is the next thing to look out for. Do not entrust this work to amateurs, so that later you do not have to spend money on correcting errors made by the installer. A qualified technician will correctly mount, connect and configure the car alarm functions.
It is ideal if, in addition to the alarm, the car owner takes additional security measures for the car: install locks on the transmission, gearbox, fuel cutoff, etc.
Valuable tips:
- Do not place beautiful stickers from the security system box on your car.
- Do not twist the keychain in your hands, demonstrating the firm and model of the alarm system to a potential hijacker.
- You can only remove a car from protection when you approach it, and not from afar. Hijackers can scan the code sent from the key fob to the alarm.
