Abstract: A method security monitors a parked vehicle's surroundings. The vehicle has a plurality of motion activated sensors mounted on the vehicle to obtain data regarding an area near the vehicle. The vehicle includes a controller. mounted on the vehicle, electrically connected with the plurality of sensors to receive the data from the sensors and to process the data to identify activity in the area near the vehicle. With the vehicle parked and the ignition off, at least one of the plurality of sensors senses activity occurring in the area near the vehicle. When activity is determined to be occurring in the sensed area near the vehicle, certain ones of the plurality of sensors monitors the area near the vehicle and provides data to the controller indicative of the activity occurring in the area near the vehicle. A system is also provided.