Vehicle theft protection involves sending theft message to receiver unit coupled to vehicle key if theft signal received from vehicle warning system, outputting theft information from vehicle device

摘要

The method involves sending a theft message (12) to a receiver unit coupled to a vehicle key (2) used to activate the vehicle when a theft signal (11) is received from a theft warning system (4) in the vehicle (1). After verifying the theft message, theft information is output by a vehicle output unit coupled to the vehicle key. The theft message is transmitted by radio transmission to the receiver unit coupled to the key.