Description And Operation: Anti-Theft
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The passive anti-theft system (PATS) consists of the following components:
- anti-theft indicator
- encoded ignition key
- PATS transceiver
- powertrain control module (PCM)
- controller area network (CAN)
- standard corporate protocol (SCP) communication network
- international standards organization (ISO) 9141 communications network