Runlock is a way of keeping a vehicle engine running to power onboard equipment after the driver has taken the key out. It is common on vans and specialist vehicles that run welfare units, refrigeration, hydraulics, tail lifts or site equipment, where switching the engine off would drop the power the job needs.
Why it exists
Without runlock, keeping equipment powered often means leaving the key in the ignition, which is a security and safety problem. Runlock lets the driver remove the key while the engine keeps running, so the vehicle is harder to drive away and the equipment stays live. The point is to power the load safely, not to leave a running vehicle unattended without safeguards.
The interlocks are the whole point
Runlock only makes sense with interlocks. The engine is allowed to keep running only while safe conditions hold, typically the handbrake applied and the doors managed, and it cuts if those conditions are broken. On a CAN bus vehicle those states live on the bus, and the CAN KONTROL RUNLOCK reads them so the runlock logic can enforce the interlocks. The exact policy, which conditions hold the engine and which cut it, is set to the vehicle and the operator’s requirements.
The unit is built on the i2CAN platform, designed and manufactured in the UK by Intellitec, part of Scorpion Group. One configurable platform covers the range.
What to tell us
Runlock is safety-sensitive, so we confirm the detail with you rather than assume it. Tell us the make, model and year, the equipment you are powering, and the interlock policy you want, and we configure the unit for the vehicle.