ENGINE LOCK · REMOTE IMMOBILISER
With Runic you can prevent a vehicle's engine from starting. Turn on Engine lock in the app and the vehicle can't be started until you unlock it. Engine lock works with the hardwired Runic 4G (Connected Pro) and Runic 2G (Connected Basic) trackers.
Engine lock is a feature of Runic hardwired trackers that prevents the engine from starting. While it's on, the vehicle can't be started; when you want to drive again, you unlock it from the app. It works alongside live tracking, so you always see where the vehicle is.
You send the command from your phone in a few seconds, on iPhone and Android.
The command is applied the next time the tracker connects. Until then the app shows “Lock requested” or “Unlock requested”, then the status changes to Locked or Unlocked.
You can do the same from the portal at portal.runic.io: open Position, select the vehicle and use Engine lock under Vehicle controls, with “Lock engine” and “Unlock engine”. Handy if you manage several vehicles from a computer.
No product neutralises a jammer, but a tracker can detect one and react locally even while transmission is blocked: on a hardwired device, with an engine immobiliser that prevents the vehicle starting. The last position before the blackout stays in the cloud, and the tracker resumes reporting the moment the jammer is switched off. Worth enabling? It depends which risk you prefer: it may drive thieves off, but it reveals that a tracker is fitted. If recovery is the priority, many owners leave it off and hide the device well.
Next to Engine lock you find the Parking alarm: when it is on, you get an alert if the vehicle starts moving. Together they tell you straight away when something is wrong and stop the vehicle from being started.
Engine lock is available only on the hardwired trackers: Connected Pro 4G (Teltonika FMC920, €49 + VAT) and Connected Basic 2G (Teltonika FMB920, €39 + VAT). The plug-in OBD trackers (OBD Basic and OBD Pro) do not offer engine lock. Hardwired devices need professional installation.
You buy the tracker once, then choose a plan: €7 a month or €48 a year per device, plus VAT. The plan includes SIM, data, the app and the web portal. Fleets with specific needs can ask for a custom Enterprise plan. Support is available in any language.
With Runic you can prevent a vehicle’s engine from starting. On a hardwired Runic 2G or 4G tracker, open the vehicle in the app, go to Information → Vehicle actions → Engine lock and use “Slide to lock engine”, then confirm. Once the lock is on, the vehicle can’t be started until you tap “Unlock engine”. The command is applied the next time the tracker connects. You can do the same from the Runic web portal.
Yes, on the hardwired trackers. Nothing neutralises a jammer, but a tracker detects one and can trigger an engine immobiliser locally, even while transmission is blocked, so the vehicle can’t be started. The last position before the blackout stays in the cloud. Whether to enable it depends which risk you prefer: it may drive thieves off, but it reveals that a tracker is fitted.
Connected Pro 4G (Teltonika FMC920, €49 + VAT) and Connected Basic 2G (Teltonika FMB920, €39 + VAT) support engine lock. They are hardwired devices and need professional installation. The plug-in OBD trackers (OBD Basic and OBD Pro) do not offer engine lock.
The vehicle can’t be started while the lock is on. When you want to drive again, tap “Unlock engine” in the app or in the portal; the command is applied the next time the tracker connects.
Yes. The trackers with engine lock are hardwired and need professional installation. If you want a tracker you can fit yourself, the plug-in OBD models (OBD Basic and OBD Pro) go into the diagnostic port, but they do not offer engine lock.
Connected Pro 4G costs €49 + VAT and Connected Basic 2G €39 + VAT, one-off. Then there is the plan: €7 a month or €48 a year per device, plus VAT, with SIM, data, app and web portal included.
The Runic team offers support in any language, by email and phone.
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Engine lock is available on the hardwired 4G and 2G trackers. Compare the models and pick the one that fits.