immobiliser
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thumb|The Remote keyless system|remote of a first-generation immobiliser thumb|Immobiliser sign thumb|Vehicle Immobilizer Active light in a Suzuki Vehicle. An immobiliser or immobilizer is an electronic security device fitted to a motor vehicle that prevents the engine from being started unless the correct key (transponder or smart key) is present. This prevents the vehicle from being "hot wired" after entry has been achieved and thus reduces motor vehicle theft. Research shows that the uniform application of immobilisers reduced the rate of car theft by 40%.
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- Description
- Regulation
- Availability by car brand
- Cracking
- Effectiveness
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The Remote keyless system|remote of a first-generation immobiliser thumb|Immobiliser sign thumb|Vehicle Immobilizer Active light in a Suzuki Vehicle. An immobiliser or immobilizer is an electronic security device fitted to a motor vehicle that prevents the engine from being started unless the correct key (transponder or smart key) is present. This prevents the vehicle from being "hot wired" after entry has been achieved and thus reduces motor vehicle theft. Research shows that the uniform application of immobilisers reduced the rate of car theft by 40%.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “immobiliser” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.