When you leave the vehicle, arm the Quantum 3 in the ScorpionTrack app, or set a schedule so it arms itself. If it moves more than 50 metres from its last known position while armed, an automatic theft alert goes to ScorpionTrack's 24/7 Vehicle Recovery Team, who call you to check. If you confirm a theft, the team upgrades the alert to an alarm and the Quantum 3 reports its live position every 30 seconds. Report the theft to the police and give the team your crime reference number, and they liaise with the police to help recover the vehicle.

• Safe Zones: set at least one before you arm it, such as your home or storage site. ScorpionTrack recommend around 150 metres across.

• Scheduled arming: arm and disarm automatically at set times. A caravan in storage from October to March can stay armed for the whole period.

• Monitoring: 24/7

The Quantum 3 is built for theft recovery and long battery life, not live journey tracking. On a normal journey it reports where the trip starts, where the vehicle is 5 minutes in, and where the trip ends. When parked, it checks in every 24 hours. You can add parked check-ins every 1, 4 or 8 hours in the app, at the cost of shorter battery life. After a confirmed theft, it reports every 30 seconds. Because updates are periodic, short delays are normal and do not mean a fault, and the Quantum 3 does not produce journey reports.

• Like every tracker, it needs GPS or mobile signal to report, so it may not report from underground car parks or very remote areas until it is back in signal

The Quantum 3 runs on two user-replaceable AA lithium batteries. ScorpionTrack rate them at up to three years under optimal conditions: low usage, a strong signal and no alarms. Frequent journeys, weak signal, a poor GPS fix and alarms all shorten that. Extra parked check-ins shorten it too: about 2 years at every 8 hours, about 1.5 years at every 4 hours and about 1 year at every hour. You get a low battery notification when they need replacing.

ScorpionTrack strongly recommend Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA batteries. Other types can shorten battery life, or even stop the tracker reporting before a low battery notification can be sent. If we fitted your Quantum 3, contact us for its fitting location first. To replace the batteries, remove the 8 screws on the underside, fit the new cells following the polarity marks (the springs are the negative terminals) and refit the cover the right way round.

The Quantum 3 needs no wiring, so most customers fit it themselves. Self fit orders are sent next day.

Prefer us to fit it? Choose professional installation: installation in an estimated 2 - 5 days, by a brand-approved engineer at your home, workplace, or even at the dealership before collection of the vehicle. Fitting takes about 30 minutes.

Your Quantum 3 comes with instructions to register it on ScorpionTrack's online commissioning platform, where you add your own details and your vehicle's details. If you chose a 1 or 3 year subscription at checkout, it is already loaded onto the device, so the Quantum 3 goes active as soon as registration is complete. If you chose the monthly option, you set up and pay for the monthly plan during registration, and the Quantum 3 goes active once that is done.

If you choose professional installation, our engineer completes the registration and activation for you. With the monthly option, you set up the payment with ScorpionTrack at the appointment.

Certificate issued on the day of installation, once your ScorpionTrack subscription is active.

• Your vehicle's location and status, with directions to it

• Arm, disarm and schedule arming

• Safe Zones and alert settings

• Parked check-in schedule (every 1, 4, 8 or 24 hours)

• Zero Speed and Privacy mode, to hide your live speed and current location

• PIN or Touch ID login

• MOT and tax reminders

• Subscription purchase and management

A tracker helps recovery. An immobiliser prevents the theft.

A tracker helps find a stolen vehicle. It does not stop it being taken. For a car or van, the strongest protection pairs a tracker with an immobiliser that blocks the engine from starting, such as the standalone Meta AUTOBLOK or the combined Meta Trak S5 DEADLOCK. Not sure which system you need? Use our Intelligent Product Advisor or call 0330 133 3990.

The ScorpionTrack Quantum 3 (also written Quantum3) is a Thatcham S7 approved wireless tracker with 24/7 monitoring. It runs on two AA lithium batteries, so it needs no wiring and suits cars, caravans, motorhomes and trailers, with or without their own power.

Yes. The Quantum 3 is Thatcham Category S7 approved. A valid ScorpionTrack subscription is required for Thatcham approval, so keep it active if your insurer has asked for a Thatcham tracker.

Yes. Monitoring needs an active ScorpionTrack subscription. Add 1 year (£119) or 3 years (£309) to your order at checkout, or set up a monthly plan (£12.49 a month, 12 month minimum term) directly with ScorpionTrack. Renewals are paid directly to ScorpionTrack.

No alerts are generated and the vehicle's location is hidden in the app until it is renewed. Thatcham approval also needs a valid subscription, so a lapse can affect insurance that relies on it.

ScorpionTrack rate the two AA lithium batteries at up to three years under optimal conditions: low usage, a strong signal and no alarms. Frequent journeys, weak signal and alarms shorten that, and extra parked check-ins bring it to about 2 years (every 8 hours), 1.5 years (every 4 hours) or 1 year (every hour). You get a low battery notification when they need replacing.

Two Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA batteries, which ScorpionTrack strongly recommend, because other types can stop it reporting before a low battery notification is sent. Remove the 8 screws on the underside, fit the new cells following the polarity marks (the springs are the negative terminals) and refit the cover.

No. To save battery it reports at the start of a trip, 5 minutes in and at the end. When parked it checks in every 24 hours, or every 1, 4 or 8 hours if you choose. After a confirmed theft it reports every 30 seconds.

Yes. The Quantum 3 connects over 4G, so it is not affected as 2G networks are switched off in the UK and across Europe. It keeps reporting when you travel in Europe, as long as your ScorpionTrack subscription is active.

If it moves more than 50 metres from its last known position while armed, an automatic alert goes to ScorpionTrack's 24/7 Vehicle Recovery Team, who call you to check. If you confirm a theft, the Quantum 3 reports every 30 seconds, and once you give the team your police crime reference number, they liaise with the police to help recover the vehicle.

Yes. Because it needs no power from the vehicle, it suits caravans, motorhomes and trailers. A caravan in storage over the winter can be scheduled to stay armed for the whole period.

Yes. It needs no wiring, and most customers fit it themselves. Self fit orders are sent next day. If you would rather we fit it, choose professional installation: installation in an estimated 2 - 5 days, at your home, workplace, or even at the dealership before collection of the vehicle, and fitting takes about 30 minutes.

A 2 year ScorpionTrack manufacturer warranty from the date of installation, in addition to your statutory rights. The batteries are not covered.

Register it on ScorpionTrack's online commissioning platform using the instructions in the box. A 1 or 3 year subscription bought at checkout is already loaded onto the device, so it goes active as soon as registration is complete. With the monthly option, you set up and pay for the plan during registration and it goes active once that is done. If we install it, our engineer registers and activates it for you, and on the monthly option you set up the payment with ScorpionTrack at the appointment.

The tracker stays with the vehicle. The new owner requests a New Ownership Form from ScorpionTrack's Subscriptions Team, and you complete a Transfer Ownership form. Do not change the account details to the new owner yourself.