Best auto start alarms 2022

Our driver is still ambivalent about the remote start of a car engine. On the one hand, this is an insanely comfortable thing in the autumn-winter period. Getting into a warm car in the morning is priceless. On the other hand, anti-theft properties seem to suffer. This is indirectly confirmed by car manufacturers, who are reluctant to equip regular anti-theft systems with the autorun option. How to be? Of course, put the best car alarm with auto start! Which one is right for you – we will tell you in our rating.

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1. Pandora DX 90B (average price 13 thousand rubles)

Security complex from one of the leaders of the market. Pandora DX 90 belongs to the middle class of systems in terms of a number of characteristics, but together it provides high stability and protection of the car.

Well, immediately about the implementation of autorun in this “Pandora”. The manufacturer calls the engine start system intelligent, reliable control of the engine and the condition of the car. Autostart can be configured by periods, at a specified time, by battery voltage, engine temperature, or by command from the key fob. The turbo timer with ignition support works with turbocharged engines. Otherwise, this is a modern security complex with dialog coding, 14 security zones and an advanced system for bypassing the standard immobilizer. Also, this is the prettiest keychain.

2. Alligator C-3C (average price 5600 rubles)

Very cheap and very cheerful. Although there are car alarms with remote start even more affordable on the market, more than five thousand is quite a bit for the possibility of auto start. Alligator C-3C, as an anti-theft complex, is not too brilliant due to dynamic coding. Even on a mid-budget car, it makes no sense to put it. But on some “Prior” – just right.

Autostart can start the engine by the temperature in the engine compartment or by a timer. Of course, you can also use the key fob. The alarm system is not afraid of frost, and two “crown” batteries hold up to six months of operation. But the budget makes itself felt – sometimes the complex begins to live its own life. However, there were no unauthorized autostarts for the Alligator.

3. StarLine A93 2CAN + 2LIN (average price 10,2 thousand rubles)

What is the rating of alarm systems without domestic StarLine products? Of course, we are talking about almost the most popular product of the company – the StarLine A93 complex. It has several versions, the most affordable with the ECO prefix (there is no additional key fob). The basic version fits all modern cars thanks to CAN and LIN modules.

We will not talk in detail about the anti-theft properties of this system. In short, this is a very reliable complex, but how it is installed is important. Autorun here is almost standard. Mass work options – from pressing a button on the key fob to customizable periods. There are few problems with the A93. The actual communication range in the city is not high, but it is limited for all classical radio systems. And the complex also likes to eat batteries – take one or two AAA with you in reserve.

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4. Scher-Khan Mobicar B 2.0 (average price 7500 rubles)

A sophisticated model for its price, although s have some prejudices towards products from Scher-Khan. The groundless, old “signals” were easily managed by attackers. But that’s in the past.

Mobicar B 2.0 is made using conversational coding and AES-128 encryption algorithm. There is even Bluetooth for controlling the complex using a smartphone (of course, only nearby) and even a brake warning system that will help avoid accidents. But we are interested in autorun? He is here also called intellectual. For example, the engine is started according to the temperature in the cabin or when the voltage in the on-board network decreases. Interestingly, if you set up autostart from a smartphone, then the alarm can be finely programmed to launch at a specific time throughout the week.

5. Cenmax Vigilant V-5A (average price 4000 rubles)

A very affordable option for a caring car enthusiast. In principle, there is a necessary minimum.

6. StarLine E96 BT 2CAN + 2LIN GSM GPS (average price 15,8 thousand rubles)

Not cheap, but advanced anti-theft system with auto start. In fact, StarLine has collected all its achievements in it.

There is a non-scannable dialogue control code with the possibility of authorization via Bluetooth. Significantly expands the autorun functionality. The telematic tracker provides the ability to control the complex using SMS commands, from a mobile application or a personal account on the website. That is, the use of a GSM module almost completely solves the problem with the communication range with a manual command to start the engine. Of course, you will have to pay for the SIM service every month. But it’s a worthwhile expense.

7. KGB GX-7 (average price 8500 rubles)

Security system for a car with a formidable name. Of course, it has nothing to do with state security.

Security in the complex at the modern level – a dialogue signal code and a special transceiver with 128 channels. Autostart makes it possible to remotely control the motor, including warming up in any mode, using a key fob. You can program the warm-up by an alarm clock or a timer, upon reaching a certain temperature indicator. As the manufacturer promises, autostart works stably at air temperatures from -40 to +80 degrees.

8. Alligator C-5 2CAN BM-4 ONLINE (average price 14 thousand rubles)

The “big brother” of the inexpensive Alligator from the rating. The functionality here is significantly expanded, but for some reason dynamic coding is chosen for not the cheapest signaling, which is not very well protected from code grabbers.

But there is GSM here, which means that you can control the signaling and autorun even many kilometers from the car. Of course, there is also a smartphone app. The delivery set is rich – a siren, a second key fob and even a power adapter for the cigarette lighter (why?) The autorun itself can be customized – the system capabilities allow.

9. Pandora DX 91 LoRa v.2 (average price 21 thousand rubles)

An expensive security system, although not the most advanced features here. You will have to pay for the glorious name of the manufacturer, which makes invulnerable anti-theft devices.

For a price tag above 20 thousand, I would like GSM and GPS support out of the box, and not as additional modules for extra money. Moreover, they would greatly expand the autorun functionality. But Pandora DX-91 LoRa v.2 was the first on the market to receive support for Bluetooth 5.0, and this protocol significantly expands the range of communication with a mobile phone or key fob. This Pandora DX-91 LoRa v2 bypasses the standard immobilizers of most modern cars, so there is no need to keep a duplicate somewhere in the cabin. So, problems with the autorun should not arise.

10 TOMAHAWK 9.7 (average price 5700 rubles)

Inexpensive security complex with auto start. Of course, the coding here is dynamic with all the ensuing disadvantages.

Autostart in this alarm has its own characteristics. For example, here you can’t extend the start time by timer – if you set 5 minutes, then that’s how much the signal will unscrew. Competitors offer to extend the operation of the motor on the key fob, which is convenient. Motorists complain about the frequent breakdown of the system. But it does come with a case for the key fob.

How to choose an alarm with auto start

There are many auto start alarms on sale, but they are not all the same. About how to choose the best security system capable of remotely starting the engine, together with Healthy Food Near Me will tell Armen Kopelyan, certified installer of anti-theft systems.

About installation

How an auto start alarm will work is even more dependent on the installation than even in the case of conventional complexes. Almost all modern cars are equipped with a regular immobilizer. Simply put, this is such a “friend or foe” system that allows the machine to understand that the key (or label) is from it. Therefore, when installing autorun, this system must be bypassed. A few years ago, a regular key was hidden in the cabin for this. The decision, I will say this, is not very sensible, it greatly facilitates the criminals in their dirty work. Then immobilizer crawlers began to appear – both as part of anti-theft systems and separate modules. If you have a modern car, do not save on this.

Everyone has probably seen videos on the Internet where a parked car without a driver suddenly starts moving. In fact, this is not very funny – an almost guaranteed accident. And the problem is always the same – a qualified installation of an alarm with auto start. The systems have a special lock that will not allow the car to move if you left it in gear. If it was installed somehow, then trouble is not far away.

Autorun programsIn general, now it is precisely in terms of autorun functions that even inexpensive complexes can do a lot. There are all kinds of timers, and according to the temperature in the cabin / engine start, intervals can be set. But the most convenient, as for me, is a key fob or an application on a smartphone. And here it already decides the operating range of a particular alarm. Operating range Although in classic radio alarms they like to declare 1,5-2 km from the key fob to the car, but in the city this is unattainable. Often, as it happens, there is a car under the window of the apartment on the 10th floor, but the signal no longer reaches. Fashionable Bluetooth is not about the communication range at all, with it a maximum of 20 meters. In general, I advise everyone to spend money on a GSM system now. And not only if you need autorun – there is a completely different level of protection. And with remote start in general a song!