FOB keys and theft
Keep those in a faraday bag or case when not in use. New vehicles only need the key close to the car, then when FOB is close the door will open and the push-button start will crank the engine and unlo...
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ktmrfs wrote:
Even if you use remote start to start the car, every one I've had requires you to get in the car, foot on the brake and either put the key in the ignition and turn it to run position or have the fob close enough and hit the start button again. Car may be running, seats and steering wheel may be warm, windows defrosted, but virtually NOTHING else will function, roll down windows? NOPE, drive the car NOPE. NADA till you use the key or have the fob close enough and hit the start button.
IMHO cars are so much harder to steal today than decades ago this whole "intercept the RF signal" is a moot point for the added security and theft mitigation it provides.
I think you’re a little behind on the newer technology, it is commonly referred to as ‘keyless go’. It is not like the old remote start at all.
With the new RF system you don’t have to do anything with the key but have it on you. In most vehicles so equipped there isn’t even a place to insert a key. There is just a “start / stop” button on the dashboard.
Once the thieves have duplicated the correct digital code the laptop on the passenger seat fools the vehicle into thinking the original key is in the vehicle.
I was shocked to discover this when I dropped my vehicle off for service work at the dealership, I forgot to put the key through the little depository slot. I stopped in the next morning to bring them the key it was rather surprised that my vehicle was already in the shop and on the hoist being worked on. The service advisor said it merely took them an extra 30 seconds to use their computer to bypass the key system entirely.
As the old saying goes, locks only stop on his people, they barely slow down a thief.
