carGuardian
the car only starts for you.
A small device our team installs hidden inside your car. To start the engine, you tap a secret code on your existing dashboard buttons — known only to you. Without that code, no one can drive your car — not even a thief holding your keys.
How carGuardian works
A 4–12 tap sequence on your existing steering-wheel or dashboard buttons. Your buttons get a hidden second function — to anyone watching, you're fiddling with the radio. Forget the sequence? Fall back to your fob, the app, or a PIN — three safety nets, only you control them.
+ invisible install · factory warranty intact · encrypted & local · anti-hijack drive-away
Compatibility
Hilux · Ranger · Fortuner · Polo · Corolla · 2,400+ models supported
Is yours? Check on carguardian.co.zaOne product · Once-off · No surprise add-ons
This page is GotYou's installer view · the full carGuardian product lives on its own site →
Free to book · no deposit until compatibility is confirmed · 2-yr workshop warranty
Trackers find the car after it's gone · carGuardian stops it leaving in the first place
A tracker is the recovery layer. carGuardian is the prevention layer. Most owners run both — and buy the prevention from the same operator they already trust for tracking.
Every 22 minutes · a car is stolen in South Africa
Workshop diagnostic theft · key cloning · gunpoint hijack · module bypass. carGuardian closes all four — most other SA immobilisers close one or two.
Source: SAPS Q2 2024/25 crime statistics
See the attack-by-attack breakdownHijacked? The car drives away · then quietly cuts
Hand over the key — don't fight. They drive. 1–3 km later, the engine quietly cuts. Doors unlock. They run. You're alive, the car gets recovered.
See the second-by-second walkthroughYour factory key is the weakest part of the car
SA syndicates stopped breaking windows years ago. The modern playbook is silent, signal-based, and over in under 60 seconds.
carGuardian closes all three. No PIN, no engine — regardless of what the thief brought with them.
How it works
You tap your code
A private button sequence on your existing dashboard buttons — steering wheel, climate, radio — known only to you. Your buttons get a hidden second function: to anyone watching, you're fiddling with the radio.
· No extra hardwarecarGuardian verifies
The reference PIN never leaves the unit — not over RF, not over the cloud, and a dealer programmer can't read it out of the module.
· PIN never leaves the carEngine cranks
Normal start, no delay, no indicator light, nothing for anyone watching to notice. Without your code, the engine refuses — regardless of the key in hand.
· No PIN · no engineEven with a cloned key: the factory immobiliser approves the key; carGuardian still requires your code. Two layers, two different secrets.
Watch a real arm-and-start
A real vehicle, the real PIN tap on factory buttons, and the app fallback — no animation, no mock-up.
What GotYou does for carGuardian owners
The device is only as good as the operator behind it. We are the South African installer and support partner — one number to call for everything beyond the box.
VESA member 301714 · ICASA-registered telecoms operator · since 2012
Certified install · 2-yr warranty
Non-destructive fitment, factory warranty intact. 2-year hardware warranty — bring it to our workshop, we diagnose, we swap if the fault's on us.
Non-destructive install
No cut wires, no soldered taps — fitted in 2–4 hours, removable without trace. Pair it with our own tracking offer for a layered defence the syndicates can't cut around.
Fleet rollouts available
Bakkies, panel vans, courier LDVs — coordinated rollouts and queue priority for fleet operators.
Support across the region
24/7 support in SA, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique — backed by GotYou Telematics, an SA-owned operator.
“Simple rule for me — if I won't fit it to my own car, I won't sell it. carGuardian gives me peace of mind for my entire fleet.”
Ryan Gerber · Co-founder · GotYou Telematics · since 2012
Common questions
Does carGuardian replace my tracker?
No, and it shouldn't. Trackers find the car after it's gone. carGuardian stops it leaving in the first place. Most customers run both — tracker for recovery, carGuardian for prevention.
What if I forget the PIN?
You ring our support line. We verify your identity (the same way your bank does — ID + a code we sent on install) and walk you through a recovery PIN. Then we help you set a new one over the phone. Average call: under five minutes.
Will it void my factory warranty?
No. carGuardian is non-destructive — no cut wires, no soldered taps. A certified installer can remove it without trace and your factory warranty stays intact.
Will it stop a flatbed-tow theft?
No. Flatbed theft bypasses any electronic immobiliser — that's your tracker's job. carGuardian + your existing tracker is the layered answer, and GotYou supplies both.
Will my insurer give me a discount?
Not yet — there is no signed insurer discount against carGuardian specifically. GotYou Telematics is an approved telematics provider with major SA underwriters; we'll publish broker-confirmed insurers as they sign.
Ready when you are — book your install
Full product, pricing and compatibility checker live on carguardian.co.za. Installation, fleet quotes and SA-based support start here with us.
Need protection now? · Can't wait for Q3
carGuardian installs are live. Pair it with our VESA-approved tracking + 24/7 ITA Recovery line — prevention and recovery, layered.