Is my BMW with Comfort Access vulnerable to keyless theft?
With all the recent publicity about the theft of modern keyless vehicles via the use of relays could you please qualify a question I find difficult to get answered with certainty? Does the theft of vehicles using relays apply just to cars with "Comfort Access" i.e you just walk up to the vehicle with the key in your pocket and it opens the vehicle automatically (you do not press any button on the key to open the vehicle). I have a 2018 BMW X3 where I have to press the button on the key to open the doors but do not have to locate the key in the vehicle to start it, it just sits in my pocket or on the centre console. Is my car vulnerable when I leave the key in my house if its not protected by a faraday pouch ?
There's more on keyless theft here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/what-is-keyless-theft-and-how.../
Answered by Georgia Petrie on