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Why smash a window if you can start the car?
At about midnight last night our neighbour woke to the sound of glass smashing. Looking out of the window he saw a man getting into the Discovery and start the car, having smashed the front passenger window. The man sat in the car for a bit, then got out, locked the car and walked down the road before getting into another car just as the police arrived.
There are no signs that the man somehow hotwired the car. So, while I understand that these car keys can be cloned, why would he smash the window?
Such a bore but a huge thanks to our neighbour who immediately called the police and then called us to let us know what happened.2014 D4 HSE Lux
23rd Jan 2019 7:38 am
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To plug a widget into the OBD port to format a new key to then unlock the car would be my WAG.
23rd Jan 2019 7:46 am
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which is why you should move the ODB port.
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23rd Jan 2019 8:05 am
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Or wire it up to a taser or mahoooooooosive capacitor.
23rd Jan 2019 8:12 am
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Or have the keys reprogrammed ASAP to remove any new keys that have been addedMy D3 Build Thread
Or have the keys reprogrammed ASAP to remove any new keys that have been added
not "or" … essential.
I'd also suggest getting a disclok or similar AND have a good look round the car to see if there's a tracker attached.
they didn't take you car there and then for their own reasons..
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23rd Jan 2019 8:43 am
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Agree to disclock and getting the keys reprogrammed. I may move the car to a more secure location until this is done.
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23rd Jan 2019 9:10 am
XDAndy
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I’m shocked.
I thought you needed to have an already-programmed key in the car before you could add a new key.
But then, is this keyless ignition? And, as a D4, doesn’t IID have the option of telling you how many keys are coded to the car? Might be able to let you figure out what they tried to do.
23rd Jan 2019 9:17 am
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Keyless ignition. Spoke to LR garage who said they may have to replace the module and possibly the steering lock depending on what they find.
One thing I realised at 2am was the amount of things in the car with either my name or address on it (AA card, insurance docs, etc). A lesson learnt.
There has been a recent spate of vehicle thefts near us and apparently some thefts of the cameras/parking sensors on the back of cars. Very odd.2014 D4 HSE Lux
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23rd Jan 2019 9:50 am
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Breaking in means they've coded a new key - which you might not have realised if it wasn't for this forum, you might just think they were after contents, and just get the glass replaced. Then they come back a few days later and the car just disappears (using the new key they coded). Saves them from having to replace the glass!
23rd Jan 2019 9:55 am
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Re: Why smash a window if you can start the car?
Landroverfan1 wrote:
At about midnight last night our neighbour woke to the sound of glass smashing. Looking out of the window he saw a man getting into the Discovery and start the car, having smashed the front passenger window. The man sat in the car for a bit, then got out, locked the car and walked down the road before getting into another car just as the police arrived.
There are no signs that the man somehow hotwired the car. So, while I understand that these car keys can be cloned, why would he smash the window?
Such a bore but a huge thanks to our neighbour who immediately called the police and then called us to let us know what happened.
has the car the keyless entry?Discovery 5 tdv6 HSE Corris Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
probably just as well under the circumstances … if OP gives details of what he's doing AND they read this and connect events with the location. just sayin'.
… while I understand that these car keys can be cloned, why would he smash the window?
it's open to interpretation but some of the stuff blatantly advertised on the net doesn't appear to need a key present. mine wasn't when first D4 was stolen. locked inside a metal safe in the dealers. spare was 4 miles away @ my house.
took them longer to cut away the security fencing than break window, start car. .
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
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