Cobra Car alarms NZ

What is Automatic Driver Recognition?

Automatic driver recognition is a way for your car to recognise you as being the authorised owner of the vehicle. It works using an ADR card which is separate to your main vehicle remote so there is another layer of protection should your remote get compromised.

 

The Vodafone Automotive 4822 supports ADR card security

The new ADR Card from Vodafone Automotive is designed to work with the 482X series of alarms. It has a amber LED so it is easy to tell the difference over the old ones.

Built-in Motion Detection 

The first notable difference over the previous ADR card is that it now has motion detection and a sleep mode. If the card is left motionless for 60 seconds it will turn off until it moves again. This is to help protect against relay attacks.

How does the ADR Card work?

When the alarm is disarmed with the remote the alarm will look for the ADR card. Once detected it will disable the following features depending on which are programmed to be active:

The ADR Card can also arm or disarm the alarm by pressing the button, but under normal circumstances the card does not have to be accessed as the arm/disarm commands are set via the vehicle remote/keyless entry system.,

Automatic Driver Recognition - Via ADR Card
ADR Cards

What sort of range does the ADR card have?

Normally about 3 to 5 meters, but I have had over 10 meters on the test bench. It really does depend on how where the alarm is installed in the vehicle and how many obstructions are in the way.

How long to the batteries last for?

The ADR card uses a CR2032 battery. It is recommended that the battery is changed every 12 months.

What happens if the ADR Card stops working?

All Vodafone Automotive alarm system come with a 4 digit over-ride PIN Code which can be used to disarm the alarm.

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