Description And Operation: Anti-Theft: Notes
Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) consists of the following components:
- Anti-theft indicator (located in the Instrument Cluster (IC)
- Encoded ignition key(s) (the key contains a transponder)
- PATS transceiver
- IC
- PCM
PATS uses radio frequency identification technology to deter a drive-away theft. Passive means that it does not require any activity by the user.