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03-31-2014, 09:06 AM
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What type of neighborhood do you live in? Sadly there are criminal devices that can grab your key's signal when you unlock or lock and they can somehow turn that into a signal to open and start your car. No broken glass, no alarms, just unlock start and drive off. This has been happening with BMWs. Just google bmw m3 stolen without keys.
03-31-2014, 09:44 AM
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If you can get a clothes hanger or something through the window, then you can open the door. Just use it to reach down and tap the unlock button. Easier than grabbing and pulling a tab.
03-31-2014, 09:47 AM
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What type of neighborhood do you live in? Sadly there are criminal devices that can grab your key's signal when you unlock or lock and they can somehow turn that into a signal to open and start your car. No broken glass, no alarms, just unlock start and drive off. This has been happening with BMWs. Just google bmw m3 stolen without keys.
03-31-2014, 10:11 AM
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I did leave both in the car. My stupidity in not understanding how the thing worked. That said there wasn't any glass on the street. I also ALWAYS lock the car. Just force of habit. If the emergency key was used, I'm fairly certain it was done by more than some kid. It's not at all obvious how the emergency key works, and you'd have to know about it. I wonder if that makes it more or less likely that the car will be recovered?
03-31-2014, 10:49 AM
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I did leave both in the car. My stupidity in not understanding how the thing worked. That said there wasn't any glass on the street. I also ALWAYS lock the car. Just force of habit. If the emergency key was used, I'm fairly certain it was done by more than some kid. It's not at all obvious how the emergency key works, and you'd have to know about it. I wonder if that makes it more or less likely that the car will be recovered?
In Europe, if do not return two keys and plastic emergency key, insurance company will not to pay stolen vehicle
03-31-2014, 10:53 AM
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10 years ago, my neighbor's benz was stolen from our building's parking garage. She had a tracking device on the car and once it was activated, it was pretty much floating in the middle of Pacific ocean.
Please keep us posted and GL.
03-31-2014, 11:08 AM
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03-31-2014, 11:10 AM
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Ok, I was not expecting for you to say Seattle. Can you please provide more details?
10 years ago, my neighbor's benz was stolen from our building's parking garage. She had a tracking device on the car and once it was activated, it was pretty much floating in the middle of Pacific ocean.
Please keep us posted and GL.
10 years ago, my neighbor's benz was stolen from our building's parking garage. She had a tracking device on the car and once it was activated, it was pretty much floating in the middle of Pacific ocean.
Please keep us posted and GL.
03-31-2014, 11:24 AM
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03-31-2014, 11:31 AM
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It can be done through the OBDII port
Well, 15 months in to owning the Q5 and she was stolen right in front of my house last night. I have the advanced key and have both of them so I'm not entirely sure how it was taken. It was right in front of my house so I don't think it could have been towed. Any thoughts on what it would take to "hotwire" a Q5? Should I expect major damage if/when I get it back? What are people's thoughts on the likelihood of getting it back? Any recommendations/hint on working with the insurance company?
Never been through this so I'm curious how it will go.
--Erik
Never been through this so I'm curious how it will go.
--Erik
Then they have a key made with inside help at a dealership. The key won't start your car until it is programmed into the ECU. The bad guys have a programmer that plugs into your OBDII port, they can disable the anti-theft devices to move the car to where they can program the new key. I think I'm going to drop my OBDII connector, and screw in a screw from the backside so they can't use their cable connector plug, I don't think they will stick around trying to figure why their plug won't go into the socket.
Here's a BMW video of the bad guys stealing it, but it is the same method for an Audi....
I feel your pain, I hope scumbags totaled your car into a tree with them in it....