Dabitz
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they saw the 6MT and backed away slowly...I find it odd that people would be that sophisticated and have the equipment to do all that and then just go after loose items in the car. I would figure they would have stolen the car.
If it’s possible to disable the smart entry how would you get into the car? You would still need the remote and touch the door handle to get in correct?The whole purpose of having a fob is that you don't have to get it out of your pocket. Now, you'd have to get whatever 'faraday cage' you're using, get the darn fob out of there, and finally be able to unlock the car. Better to just disable the smart entry, no?
the door handle thing is part of the 'smart'. Just use the clicker to unlock/relock like you've been doing for the past 10+ years.If it’s possible to disable the smart entry how would you get into the car? You would still need the remote and touch the door handle to get in correct?
Doesn’t that send out a signal where a thief can capture the signal?the door handle thing is part of the 'smart'. Just use the clicker to unlock/relock like you've been doing for the past 10+ years.
I suspect that if the car sends out the initial signal, it will only do something if it receives the reply from the fob that it was expecting from its request. I could be wrong, but given that the car has a far larger battery to draw from that it would normally be the end that's transmitting essentially continuously. The tiny battery in a fob wouldn't last long at all - even if it was turned on via motion sensing - given that people tend to keep their fobs in a pocket or pocketbook most of the time that they aren't home. Not everybody puts their keys anywhere different at home, either, so you'd have the tiny transmitter eating away at the capacity of a wafer-battery off and on all day long.Doesn’t that send out a signal where a thief can capture the signal?
The Faraday cage is just for storing your key at home. I enjoy the convenience of smart entry too much to disable it, personally. The best thing you can do is just be aware, if your keyfob mysteriously stops working, take a look around. Its likely someone you haven't seen before is near by. The car will tell you when the battery is getting low far before it dies completely.The whole purpose of having a fob is that you don't have to get it out of your pocket. Now, you'd have to get whatever 'faraday cage' you're using, get the darn fob out of there, and finally be able to unlock the car. Better to just disable the smart entry, no?
Just disable it when you wash the car; problem solved .I find smart entry can be a PITA. Like when you're washing
You'd think so, but experience has shown that actual keys were even less secure than today's electronic systems, and by a wide margin at that. Lockpicks, hair pins, screwdrivers, rulers, even tennis balls... the range of tools available for breaking into cars and starting them in the good old days was huge.The ONLY secure method is an actual key which society has shunned in the interest of convenience being far preferential to any real security.
It's a fussy 8-step procedure to do that, that you have to go through again to re-enable. So if I was going to do it at all it'd probably be just once with no re-enable (and live with other consequences).Just disable it when you wash the car; problem solved .
I could agree with that, but only if the key contained the chip and also had to mechanically rotate the lock cylinder. IOW, simultaneous satisfaction of both electronic and mechanical security methods.The ONLY secure method is an actual key which society has shunned in the interest of convenience being far preferential to any real security.