pje16 wrote:mc2fool wrote:pje16 wrote:it doesn't open until the press the button
well mine doesn't
You need to have "comfort access" for a BMW to work like that
Well yours may not but that's clearly not the type the article is talking about, otherwise it doesn't make sense. Why would the fob send its open-the-door code simply by being pinged if it requires pressing the button to do so? Clearly the article is talking about ones that don't need the button press.
Indeed, the Telegraph article finishes with "“Are we that lazy that we cannot press a button on a key fob or turn a key if it protects us?”"
I am not a villain, but I assume when they transmit from the 1st device to the 2nd that 2nd device has a button you can press
But at that point the "steal" has already occurred. The whole point of the article is that if you just leave your fob lying on the sideboard at home, then someone can ping your fob and the fob will send back the open door code without you pressing anything.
Can someone actually familiar with the particular devices in question enlighten me on how this all works, please?