Ciaranire
Standard Member
Hi Everyone,
Just wondering if anyone could shed any light on this.
Last night a large number of cars were broken into, almost all of which had a window smashed.....except our MG4 which they just managed to open the driver's door without the alarm going off. No damage done to the car at all.
The key fob is stored in a room about 6 metres+ from the front door. I'm not sure if a relay would work at that distance or not.
We at first thought we must have somehow left the car unlocked, but after some testing, the headlights remain on, and from where the car is parked they would shine in the front window and throughout the house. You would be very aware of it.
We also tested if we hit the unlock button by mistake but again the headlights come on and the car locks again after 30 seconds or so.
The thieves appeared to be only looking for valuables so I don't think they would be all that sophisticated and given the number of cars done in such a short amount of time, they couldn't have spent long at ours. Presumably if they had used a relay they could have taken the car.
I'm considering asking the dealership if they can check the logs to see how the car was unlocked if possible, but thought I'd ask here first if anybody was aware of any issues?
Thanks
Just wondering if anyone could shed any light on this.
Last night a large number of cars were broken into, almost all of which had a window smashed.....except our MG4 which they just managed to open the driver's door without the alarm going off. No damage done to the car at all.
The key fob is stored in a room about 6 metres+ from the front door. I'm not sure if a relay would work at that distance or not.
We at first thought we must have somehow left the car unlocked, but after some testing, the headlights remain on, and from where the car is parked they would shine in the front window and throughout the house. You would be very aware of it.
We also tested if we hit the unlock button by mistake but again the headlights come on and the car locks again after 30 seconds or so.
The thieves appeared to be only looking for valuables so I don't think they would be all that sophisticated and given the number of cars done in such a short amount of time, they couldn't have spent long at ours. Presumably if they had used a relay they could have taken the car.
I'm considering asking the dealership if they can check the logs to see how the car was unlocked if possible, but thought I'd ask here first if anybody was aware of any issues?
Thanks