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A "relay attack" is not a "replay attack", @QuentinM. I believe the thieves use devices which relay signals to and from the fob (which is inside the owner's house) in real-time. This simply extends the range of the fob back to the car, and the random code which is generated is processed by the...

I thought he was joking (because there was too much technical jargon in the reply) but I've tried it and it does indeed come up in Italian. Not a problem. Thanks to OP for doing all the work.

An AI with info on the MG4 sounds great! but I couldn't find it on Google. Can you post a link?

I would like my MG4 to lock itself if I forget! This could surely be done automatically when the radio key fob passes out of range i.e. when the car loses the signal.

No, I have an iPad. I will be getting myself an Android phone in due course - I need a smartphone not only for MG iSmart but also ZapMap and to control my Ohme recharger. And for other things - I was holding out but have finally admitted that they are useful.

I don't have a smartphone at the moment, but will obviously have to get one!

I do have a spare fob, but keep it at home. I would like a backup way of locking and unlocking the car when I have driven somewhere, should the key fob not work for some reason (radio interference?).

I will try getting in, ignoring the deafening alarm, and placing my fob on the key sensor pad underneath the arm rest. I will then press the brake pedal, and see if the alarm stops! Thank-you for your help.

I didn't realise that. But the point of the physical key is as a backup if the remote control is not working, and if the remote doesn't work, I wonder how I turn the alarm off ...

Well it's true that the alarm is not disabled as it should be, but when I turn the key, it doesn't unfold the wing mirrors or turn the lights on either. So I suspect it's simply not turning far enough to make the right contacts within the key mechanism.

It's a flimsy physical key. Last century they made them properly.

Hi everyone. Just bought my first MG4. All was going well until I tried the old-fashioned, physical key that's included in the radio key fob. I can't turn it far enough to trigger a full unlock, and don't like to force it. (Indeed, the flimsy pivoted cross-piece at the end looks as if it...