PORTABLE TOOLS FOR USE AS VEHICLE SECURITY DEVICES

A vehicle security system controls access to vehicle functions when a user triggers vehicle access while carrying a first portable wireless token. Stored attributes for the first token are retrieved from a memory which stores respective attributes for a plurality of wireless tokens. At least one of the portable wireless tokens is integrated with a portable object having a non-vehicular function. When the retrieved attributes for the first token identify the wireless token integrated with the portable object, then a security controller checks for the presence of that selected token. When the selected token integrated with the portable object is not detected, then a message is transmitted to the user indicating that the portable object integrated with the non-detected token is not present in the vehicle. The stored attributes may include a limitation wherein the access request is granted only when the presence of the selected other token is detected.