F A Qs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
WHAT IS KEYLESS LIFESTYLES
Keyless Lifestyles is the only system in the world that allows the user to wear a miniature electronic tag to securely access their vehicles, home and workplace. There are two main components
The Tag and the controller. .
BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEMS AROUND FOR CARS AND BUILDINGS
Each of the other systems uses their own unique tags or remotes for entry. If you have authorised access to say your home and a couple of vehicles you need three things to access them. Perhaps a couple of remotes for the cars and some keys for home. With Keyless Lifestyles you only need one tag, this will give you access to your cars and home.
HOW DO I START THE CARS IF I DON’T HAVE KEYS
Most cars today still use a key as the ignition switch. Some cars have a remote you have to carry as well. With Keyless Lifestyles the traditional car key is still used as the ignition switch but will only operate as a switch once you have presented your tag. When you leave the car you can safely hide the key inside or outside the car. If the key is hidden inside the car and someone breaks in and find it they still can’t6 start the car till you come back with your tag.
I USE STATION WAGONS AND VANS FOR WORK – IT’’S A PAIN GOING ROUND TO THE READER ON THE WINDSCREEN
The system allows for up to 3 readers so you can have one on the windscreen and one at the tail gate. If you have a van with a side door you can have a reader there too
I HAVE A LOAD OF PEOPLE WORKING WITH ME THAT NEED ACCESS TO THE VEHICLES
You can register up to 30 tags on each vehicle or building. There is no limit to the number of vehicles or buildings each tag can be registered to.
IT CAN’T BE SECURE IF YOU CAN MAKE EACH TAG ACCESS SO MANY THINGS
Each tag has an embedded 10 digit unique alpha/numeric ID. A controller will only accept tags that have been pre registered. The owner can pre register and delete tags using the master tag with a unique ID for each system.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I LOOSE THE TAG
If you loose the tag while you are away from home then you can get the NRMA to let you into the car. You can retrieve the key from where you hid it and then use your unique override code (which was generated by the master key when the controller was installed in your car.) to get the car started. When you get home you can use the master key for the car to delete the tags from the car systems memory and then re enter the tags you still have and the replacement tag for the one you just lost. Time spent around 10 minutes cost $11.
If you are also using the same tag for home, then use the master tag for the home system to delete the tags from the home systems memory then re enter the tags you still have and the replacement tag for the one you just lost. Time spent around 10 minutes cost $0 as you are using the same replacement tag. .
Compare this with losing a bunch of keys. The cost to replace locks and a couple of car keys can be as much as $1,800. It also takes time to organise and spend with the locksmith and at the car dealership.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I LOOSE THE MASTER TAG?
We then send out a technician to re programme the controller and supply you with a new master tag. Cost is around $110
CAN IT GET WET ?
The 12mm tag as used on the back of a watch strap or wrist band was taken down to 42m by Kevin from Dive In January 06 and works fine.
BUT I DON’T WEAR A WATCH
The miniature waterproof tags can also be attached to mobile phones. There are other shapes of tags that go on key rings and in leg ropes for surfers
WHAT IF SOMEONE ELSE ALSO DRIVES THE CAR
You can either give them a tag or the controller in the car can be programmed ‘DUAL MODE’ to only activate the built in immobiliser when the car is locked with the tag.
WHY ARENT ALL THE CONTROLLERS PROGRAMMED LIKE THAT
Insurance companies will give car owners a reduction in premium if the immobiliser complies with Australian Standards. The standard states that immobilisers must be self arming.
That means the car is always immobilised when not being driven, it gives the driver 30 seconds to re start the car after the ignition has been switched off and 2 minutes from the time they unlock the car using the tag to the time they turn on the ignition. After those times they have to swipe the reader with the tag again.
Our controllers are programmed to comply with these standards so owners can apply for a premium reduction if this is the only form of immobilisation the car has.
BUT MY CAR HAS A FACTORY FITTED IMMOBILISER
You then have the choice of having the controller programmed in standard mode for self arming or in dual mode so it is only immobilised when locked with the tag.
If programmed in standard mode you also have the added protection that if someone has the keys they still don’t have the cart till you come back with the tag.
WHAT IF I HAVE AN ALARM ON MY CAR
If you have an alarm that self arms then the alarm may activate when you open your car with your tag .
We have fitted some systems where we are able to turn off existing alarms when the tag is used., if this is not possible then you will have to turn off the alarm with your key or remote. The Keyless Lifestyle System has a built in immobiliser so even if an un authorised person turned off the alarm the car would not start till the tag was used to de activate the system.
WHO INSTALLS THE SYSTEM IN MY CAR
An accredited Keyless Lifestyle Installer.
This will be a person experienced in fitting immobilisers and/or other electrical accessories in your type of car.
If we don’t already have an accredited installer in your area we can find one through your local car dealership.
CAN YOU TRANSFER THE SYSTEM FROM CAR TO CAR
YES – an installer would charge to un install the unit from the old car, supply a new wiring loom and LED and then re wire the new car.
HOW MUCH DOES ALL THIS COST ?
Each system costs $440 incl GST .+ installation This includes the controller and tag reader that goes on the car or home, the LED to show you what the system is doing, three types of tag you can use for access and the master tag. The Master tag is the electronic equivalent of that massive key cutting machine you see at the shopping centre or locksmith. The Master Tag gives you the ability to delete keys and ‘cut’ new ones from replacement ‘blanks’
WHAT IS THE WARRANTY.
One Year
If there are technical problems they will usually show up either at the time of installation or within a few weekswithin the first few weeks.
HOW MUCH DOES INSTALLATION COST
For a car that already has central locking the installation cost is around $150. If the car does not have central locking this can be added for around another $150 or for around an extra $60 you could just have an activator fitted to the driver’s door.
THAT’S VERY EXPENSIVE – I CAN BUY AN IMMOBILISER AND ALARM FOR LESS THAN THAT.
Yes you can but all immobiliser and alarm systems rely on you carrying yet another device on your bunch of keys. More and more car thefts are now carried out by people taking your keys. They either break into your home and take them or see where you leave them at the office, in the gym, on the beach etc. Once they have the keys it’s so easy to walk around pressing the remote till they see which car they belong to and then just drive away the car. The Keyless Lifestyle controller does for car security what the banking industry does for its security. The rule for banking security is not to put your user name and password in the same place. Other that with a Keyless Lifestyle system it’s acceptable practice to put the remotes and special electronic car keys all on the same bunch which people loose, mislay, put down, spend time looking for and have stolen. Once they have the keys they have the cars.
SO add the time and frustration you expend looking for keys in a year and the actual cash you spend if you loose them then a Keyless Lifestyle is a much less expensive way to go
THAT’S ALL VERY WELL FOR THE CAR BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HOUSE
The controller for the house is the same hardware as the car. The software differs slightly according to how it is to be used.
In its simplest form the installer will supply you with what ever you don’t have to make the system work. In the car you have central locking. If you have an electric lock already in the home then the system can be connected to that. If you don’t have an electric lock or strike plate then the installer will quote on what is required. The cost varies according to the type of door, the type of lock and level of security.
In its most sophisticated form The Keyless Lifestyle system will allow you to comply with most insurance companies requirements of Dead Locking the home when you leave it unattended. For most people this means having to think about double locking the doors each time you leave and then unlocking the dead bolt each time you return.
With the Keyless Lifestyle System Once touch of your wrist against the reader will pull back the dead bolt and activate the electric strike plate or lock at the same time.
FAIL SAFE OR SECURE
With most electric lock systems they either fail safe (so people can open the door in an emergency such as a fire) or secure ( so people are not able to open the door even when the power goes off)
With a Keyless Lifestyle system the locks can be wired so the dead bolt fails safe (so people can get out)t while the electric strike plate fails secure (so people are not able to enter just because the power goes off).
CAN THE SYTEM BE INSTALLED ON ALL HOUSES AND CARS
Some installations are more tricky and expensive to perform than others.
Older cars are easier to install than the newer models. Some fully imported prestige cars are almost impossible to fit. The Dealers are able to help if the client /car owner is persuasive. We installed a system on a Bentley because the Bentley owner did not want to lug about the huge, Swiss Army Knife size remote that Bentley provides.
LEAVING THE KEY IN THE CAR IS AGAINST THE LAW
The Key is not a key unless it is the secure means of starting the car. The recommendation is to hide the key in the car (ash tray, glove box, under the seat etc) rather than leaving the keys in the ignition which could attract car thieves to break the window.
LEAVING TE KEYS IN THE CAR WILL VOID THE INSURANCE
The NRMA letter attached makes it clear that he NRMA agree the risk of leaving the keys hidden in the car is less of a risk than leaving the keys in some other common places they are left i.e. on the desk at work, on the hall table at night, or on the tyre or under a towel at the beach.
The NRMA have tested and approved the Keyless Lifestyle Controller (Omnikey OMV1) and have recommended it for a lower premium .
I CAN’T AFFORD IT NOW
We can arrange a payment plan.
OK SO WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO
I will just take some details on this Keyless Form and we will arrange for installation. How much deposit would you like to pay now |
