Mode lock

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The mode lock is a handy way to restrain a prisoner. When affixed it prevents the affected Transformer from transforming out of their alternate mode or taking any independent action except speaking. It also can be tracked to a radius of 50,000 miles. A mode locked Transformer can be controlled by radio.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

The Protectobots used a mode lock on the captured "renegade" Blaster to safely transport him back to the Ark. An unexpected encounter with the Combaticons allowed Blaster the chance to convince some humans to remove it and save their lives. After his heroism convinced Hot Spot to let him go free, the mode lock was used to restrain Blast Off to take the humans on a joyride in space. Child's Play

TransTech

Commander Cheetor used a mode-lock to restrain Menasor in vehicle impound, following his role in the death of Black Shadow. Gone Too Far

2005 IDW continuity

Skids awoke on a mysterious shuttle with a mode lock placed on its controls and watched as the lock deactivated and the shuttle began to transform. Acting on instinct, he reactivated the lock and let the shuttle crash into the planet below, where it turned out to have been the combined form of three Legislators. Hangers On

When Tyrest's Titan Hunters arrested several members of the Lost Light's crew on Luna-1, they used Mode locks on them, something Rodimus brought up as proof that they were working for someone. House of Ambus

Earthspark cartoon

G.H.O.S.T. used devices that could force a Transformer into their alternate mode and lock them in it. Optimus Prime uses them to take in Ravage, Frenzy and Laserbeak, trapping them in cassette mode. However, they were still able to operate their cassette modes and call out to Soundwave, who was able to use his sonic abilities to short out the devices. Decoy

Games

Transformers: Devastation

The projectiles fired by Seekers were capable of temporarily mode locking any Autobot they hit. Curiously, this only applied to generic Seekers: Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp all lacked this ability.