Keyless Entry
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But that does not make sense, why would you press a button and open the door with keyless you just open the door !
I have keyless on my VW. It’s was a standard feature on my car but if it wasn’t, I’d never have specified as an extra cost option. I always temporarily deactivate keyless on my car - more from a security point of view than anything else - as would be perpetrators can’t then gain access to the car by using signal amplification relay equipment to fool the car into thinking they’d got the key (common method of stealing keyless cars).
On some newer VAG cars, you can temporarily disable keyless. The section outlining the procedure from the owners manual for my VW is below. As far as I’m aware, the procedure is the same for Seat on vehicles that have the functionality to temporarily disable this feature;
Temporarily deactivating Keyless Access
Keyless Access can be deactivated temporarily as described below so that the vehicle cannot be unlocked and started due to misuse by unauthorised third parties.
With my car, it’s not necessary to wait ten seconds to check keyless has been deactivated. You do need to go through this procedure each time the car’s locked. IMHO that’s no great hardship; I’m used to locking / unlocking previous cars I‘ve owned using the buttons on my key fob.
On some newer VAG cars, you can temporarily disable keyless. The section outlining the procedure from the owners manual for my VW is below. As far as I’m aware, the procedure is the same for Seat on vehicles that have the functionality to temporarily disable this feature;
Temporarily deactivating Keyless Access
Keyless Access can be deactivated temporarily as described below so that the vehicle cannot be unlocked and started due to misuse by unauthorised third parties.
- Lock the vehicle with the ‘lock’ button on the vehicle key.
- Then touch the sensor on the outside of the door handle once within five seconds. Do not put your hand around the door handle when doing this.
- Keyless Access is now temporarily deactivated.
- You can check that it is deactivated by waiting for at least ten seconds and then pulling the door handle. It should not be possible to open the door.
With my car, it’s not necessary to wait ten seconds to check keyless has been deactivated. You do need to go through this procedure each time the car’s locked. IMHO that’s no great hardship; I’m used to locking / unlocking previous cars I‘ve owned using the buttons on my key fob.
Thank you.
It is a shame really they never made the option to deactivate it easier. I have a Ford Kuga, and it is in the settings. Just requires it to be ticked. It was for the reason of security that i removed mine, as i do not find any hardship using the fob. Equally my wife uses the fob.
I will try the method you suggested.
Once again Thanks
It is a shame really they never made the option to deactivate it easier. I have a Ford Kuga, and it is in the settings. Just requires it to be ticked. It was for the reason of security that i removed mine, as i do not find any hardship using the fob. Equally my wife uses the fob.
I will try the method you suggested.
Once again Thanks
To be honest, if you're worried about a relayt attack, a Faraday pouch is probably the simplest protection. Or keep you car keys far enough away from the door/car - ie don't leave on a hall table, but the again 20m to the car might be a stretch! (No pun intended)
I keep my car key / fob, including the spare, in a small lidded metal tin when they’re in the house.
For anyone using a Faraday pouch, it’s worth checking periodically that the pouch is still working as intended, as the pouch’s protective lining can wear or become damaged over time. To test the pouch’s effectiveness, put the key / key fob in the pouch, stand next to the locked car (that’s been locked using the keyless locking method) and try opening the door. If it opens, then the pouch is worn and needs replacing with a new one.
I’d happily forgo my no claims discount for mine to disappear lol
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I bought one of these when I bought my last car, an Audi A5 Coupe, which had keyless stop/start. Althought Amazon are adamant that it doesn't fit the Ateca, it does.
Today's average car thief is lazy and doesn't want to spend 20 minutes with an angle grinder chopping up the steering wheel to steal a car
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