V
EHICLE RECOVERY SYSTEM
(VRS
®
)
The optional VRS
®
feature is designed to ensure that any unauthorized user of your vehicle (even
if using your keys and remote control) will not be able to permanently separate you from your
vehicle.
The VRS
®
cannot prevent a carjacking attempt; however, it does ensure that if your vehicle is
taken by an unauthorized user, it will be disabled (after several progressive warnings) as safely as
possible. Should a carjacking occur, the VRS
®
allows you to concern yourself with your personal
safety without worrying about your property.
Astroflex Electronics has engineered this vehicle security system, the Failsafe
®
Starter Kill, and the
VRS
®
feature to provide the best combination of personal safety and property protection
available. When properly installed, the system can never inadvertently stop your vehicle in traffic
or on railroad tracks while the vehicle is in operation. It is unlike other systems that shut down
your engine while it is running. This system is designed to perform starter interrupt, or starter kill.
The Failsafe
®
Starter Kill cannot shut down an already-running engine – it can only prevent an
engine from starting in the first place.
IMPORTANT! Any installation that allows this product to shut
down a vehicle's engine when it is running is contrary to the
product’s design and intended usage, and Astroflex hereby
expressly disclaims any liability resulting therefrom.
A
RMING THE
VRS
®
To arm the VRS
®
, turn the ignition to the ON position and press the arm button on the remote
transmitter for one second. The parking lights will flash and the siren will chirp once. This can be
done before driving or while driving the vehicle. Once the system is armed, it will initiate its
triggered sequence (see below) if any door is opened and closed. If you are forced from the
vehicle, the system will trigger as the door is opened and closed. This is how the system works to
combat intersection carjacking. To protect against parking lot carjacking, arm the VRS
®
before
leaving the vehicle. The system will now trigger automatically the next time you or anyone drives
the vehicle. This helps to protect the vehicle if someone takes your keys and remote transmitter
by force in a parking lot.
VRS
®
TRIGGERED SEQUENCE
Fifteen seconds after the last door has closed, the in-vehicle LED will begin flashing. This delay is
intended to allow you time to distance yourself from your vehicle in the event of a carjacking.
Forty-five seconds later, the siren begins chirping and the parking lights begin flashing. This time
could be used to notify authorities that your vehicle has been hijacked, and tell them what the
VRS
®
will do next.
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