Security Question

[Redcar01]

Hi All

I will be going on holiday soon and my car ( A4 Avant MY12 2.0 TDi Tech pack) will be sat on the drive for 2 weeks, i was thinking how safe it will be, I live on a nice estate bit know is not people near me that will steal it. Any ideason how to secure it ?

How good is the imoboliser ?

Thanks Shaun

[M1tchy]

It will be fine, a modern car cannot be started without the keys. Either take both Keys with you or put them in a safe in your house.

If you have an old iPhone or iPad put it in your car and activate find my friends then you can track your car too for piece of mind. I've got an old iPhone in mine hidden away with constant power so if it did get stolen, I can track it.


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[theskyfox]

As above...keep the keys safe and the car should be safe. If you really are worried, you also can't beat an old-fashioned steering wheel lock...they are cheap, easy to install/remove and make the car 10x harder to steal.

-Andrew

[zollaf]

try to park in a tight space up against your house if you can and put the steering on full lock, makes it harder to drag it out. also ask a neighbour to use your drive to make it look occupied and then they will nick their car rather than yours.

[Sam]

As said above, it cannot be driven without the keys. Unfortunately that means any would-be thief is going to be turning your house over looking for said keys.

I'll go on holiday for you while you stay and look after your car if you want?

[Guest 2]

As said above, it cannot be driven without the keys.

Unfortunately after the spate of BMW's being stolen via keys programmed via the OBD port, Audi's aren't that safe either!

Keyless entry - Gone in 90 seconds

[boom1]

Unfortunately after the spate of BMW's being stolen via keys programmed via the OBD port, Audi's aren't that safe either!

Keyless entry - Gone in 90 seconds

Not just keyless entry. An old colleague had his A4 nicked off his drive, driver window smashed and new key programmed via OBD port (West Midlands). Coppers told him it was getting worryingly common

[theskyfox]

Cough cough. *steering wheel lock* cough.

[Johnb80]

Cough cough. *steering wheel lock* cough.

Decent bolt croppers would take less than a minute to chop the wheel, no problem.

J

[Dieseldoos]

This is why I have had relocated my obd port to another position.

I know that pros could then climb in, feel around under the trim, find the cable and it trace it back to the port, but does mean they cant just smash reach in and done.