Car Protection in Sydney

Getting the right car protection in Sydney

Author: Geoff Stern
A car is one of your most prized possessions and with car thefts on a significant rise all across Australia, getting a car alarm is vital. A great car alarm apart from preventing thieves tow your car away also deters them from targeting your car at the very first place.

Here is a look at general car alarm features understanding which will help you choose the one that best fits your specific requirements.

The features can be broadly categorized into two sections:

Anti-theft and Owner –access features

Here are some of the most popular anti-theft features, immobilizing technology, automatic window roll-up, and code hopping. This section details these features.

Alarm noisemaker

This is the most basic feature of a car protection. The noise making device gets triggered as soon as any deterrent tries to break into your vehicle.

The idea is to draw attention of passer-by's and discouraging thieves from successfully executing the break- in. The power of an alarm noisemaker is measured in decibels. More decibels mean a greater sound.

Immobilizers

Car alarms also come equipped with immobilizer technology that prevents your car from getting started as soon as a deterrent attempts to break into it. An immobilizer is unable to stop the damage that has already been caused to your vehicle while thieves attempt to enter it. However, with the engine shut down, miscreants cannot drive your car away making it a very useful feature when choosing your car security system.

Automatic Window Roll-Up

If you are a little forgetful, this feature may be of great help for you. Here your car alarm will automatically roll up your car windows once you turn your car off. Open car windows are one of the factors leading to car thefts and this feature will prevent such cases.

Let's now take a look at some owner access features car alarms offer. These although not critical to your car's security can offer huge convenience to you - the car owner.

Keyless Entry

This allows car owners to lock and unlock car doors with the push of a button on your remote and you need not use the key every time. Some car security systems even offer remote start feature allowing car owners to start the car engine without using the key.

Trunk Release

The trunk release can be thought of as keyless entry for your car trunk. This enables you to open your car trunk without the need to unlock your car doors. So, in case you use your car trunk too often this is a useful feature to ask for.

Car-Location Tracker Technology

So you step out of the supermarket to find that your car is not where you left it last. If you have a car protection system that is equipped with car location tracker technology, you can locate your car easily. Simply press the panic button on your remote and this will activate the car alarm's noisemaker. You can then follow the sound to locate your vehicle. This feature also comes handy when you park your car in a huge parking lot and are unable to locate it.

Cobra Aust is a leading provider of car protection systems all across Australia.
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