What is the distance from car when the keyless fob will not work ? I'm moving to bungalow in a month and car will be 8 feet from my front door so will get a faraday box or switch fob off
The easy solution to that is to turn the key off on the fob, takes 2 seconds and disables the key. Hold down the lock button on the key fob and while holding it down, press the unlock button twice quickly, then release the lock button. The light on the fob should flash four times to confirm it's done. Test it for yourself turn off the key as above then put the key in you pocket and put your hand on the car door handle it shouldn't unlock.Yes I see that Alex but my fob was just 6 feet away could someone open the door touching the door handle lines without a device ?
From the manual:Countryside said:Yes I see that Alex but my fob was just 6 feet away could someone open the door touching the door handle lines without a device ?
Without being alarmist, one of the problems with this type of key is that thieves are using relays to transmit the signal from the key to the car via one of the gang so this negates the effective range. Best practice is to disable the key so quick and just press the unlock key to bring it back to life■ Effective range (areas within which the electronic key is detected)
When locking or unlocking the doors (vehicles with an entry function)
The system can be operated when the electronic key is within about 0.7 m (2.3 ft.) of an outside front door handle and the back door. (Only the doors detecting the key can be operated.)
So the answer to your question is "no".
Colin I'm told a metal tin lined with foil does same job or put key fob in microwave ?ColinB said:Personally I keep my keys in a Faraday pouch at home to prevent the relay theft risk. I don't want to disable the touch function as I do use that all the time, although I agree that it is a valid alternative.
Colin
. The washing machine has a glass door so probably not so good ???DutCHR said:Any metal box or pouch will decrease the signal strenth.
So storing your keyfob in microwave, dishwasher of washing machine will work.
No, but it was 100 metres away so wouldn't affect it, maybe the tin wasn't very good, my point is it's very easy to check how effective it isDid you put the spare key in the tin as well ?
By disabling the key signal ( not the car ), it helps protect. First time after though, you'd need to press fob button to open car, then from that point, you're keyless until you disable fob signal again.ColinB said:Personally I keep my keys in a Faraday pouch at home to prevent the relay theft risk. I don't want to disable the touch function as I do use that all the time, although I agree that it is a valid alternative.
Colin
Actually any button press reactivates the signal and you can use it as usual. You do not need to open doors with a button pressadn1962 said:First time after though, you'd need to press fob button to open car.