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Vehicle Recovery System (VRS
®
)
DEI
®
has engineered your vehicle security system, FailSafe
®
Starter Kill and
the VRS
®
feature to provide the best combination of personal safety and prop-
erty protection available. When properly installed, the system can never inad-
vertently stop your vehicle in traffic, on railroad tracks, or while the vehicle is
moving unlike systems that shut off your engine while it is running. This sys-
tem 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.
Any installation which allows this product to shut down a vehicle’s engine as it is running is contrary to the
product’s design and intended usage, and DEI hereby expressly disclaims any liability resulting therefrom.
The optional Vehicle Recovery System 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
®
fea-
ture 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 pro-
gressive 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. The optional Vehicle Recovery System is armed and dis-
armed using a hidden push-button switch. If the system has been installed,
make sure you are aware of the location of the VRS® button.
Arming the VRS
®
To arm the VRS, push the button once. This can be done before driving or
while driving the vehicle. Once the system is armed, it will go into its triggered
sequence (see below) if any door is opened and closed while the engine is
running. If you are forced from the vehicle, the system will trigger when you
open and close the door to exit. This is how the system works to combat in-
tersection carjacking. If ordered from the vehicle, you may press the VRS but-
ton before exiting. Arming prior to that point, however, is highly recommend-
ed.To protect against parking lot carjacking, simply press the VRS
®
button
once 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 transmitter remote by force in a parking lot.
