Active Info Display As Standard - MK7.5 GTi Facelift

[kalimon]

Don't know why you would delete it, it's a great bit of kit I didn't think I'd buy into it but certainly did.

Even after 4 weeks ownership - I would have quite happily have deleted it if I was getting the money back.

I still prefer the look of real dials. Though I have been driving with real dials for well over 3 decades.

 

The thing I am struggling most with on my new car is keyless. I still keep reaching up beside the steering wheel to switch the car off. I even forgot to lock the car once. Now I always look at it to see if the mirrors are in!

You will soon get used to the keyless when your muscle memory kicks in.

I forgot to lock the car the other day and walked back to touch the door to lock it, my wife was laughing and asked why I walked back to the car instead of just using the key fob

gotta love this..lol.   i just hope i'm not as bad when mine finally arrives...  but with me being a paranoid old sod i'll be putting my keys in 1 of those faraday pouches to stop the risk of having the key jacked

Will the keyless work in that?

apparently it stops the signal there's plenty out there.. i'll be getting two for sure..

https://www.fonefunshop.com/car-keyless-entry-fob-signal-blocker-genuine-faraday-bag-block-theft.html

How are you going to lock the car then?

Take it out of the bag

[Daz Auto]

I forgot to lock the car the other day and walked back to touch the door to lock it, my wife was laughing and asked why I walked back to the car instead of just using the key fob

lol... guilty I like touching it

I have keyless so I'm gonna god dam use it!

[I wanted a GTi]

Don't know why you would delete it, it's a great bit of kit I didn't think I'd buy into it but certainly did.

Even after 4 weeks ownership - I would have quite happily have deleted it if I was getting the money back.

I still prefer the look of real dials. Though I have been driving with real dials for well over 3 decades.

 

The thing I am struggling most with on my new car is keyless. I still keep reaching up beside the steering wheel to switch the car off. I even forgot to lock the car once. Now I always look at it to see if the mirrors are in!

You will soon get used to the keyless when your muscle memory kicks in.

I forgot to lock the car the other day and walked back to touch the door to lock it, my wife was laughing and asked why I walked back to the car instead of just using the key fob

gotta love this..lol.   i just hope i'm not as bad when mine finally arrives...  but with me being a paranoid old sod i'll be putting my keys in 1 of those faraday pouches to stop the risk of having the key jacked

Will the keyless work in that?

apparently it stops the signal there's plenty out there.. i'll be getting two for sure..

https://www.fonefunshop.com/car-keyless-entry-fob-signal-blocker-genuine-faraday-bag-block-theft.html

How are you going to lock the car then?

Take it out of the bag

Yeah, that's how and when they clone the signal though.

[kalimon]

Don't know why you would delete it, it's a great bit of kit I didn't think I'd buy into it but certainly did.

Even after 4 weeks ownership - I would have quite happily have deleted it if I was getting the money back.

I still prefer the look of real dials. Though I have been driving with real dials for well over 3 decades.

 

The thing I am struggling most with on my new car is keyless. I still keep reaching up beside the steering wheel to switch the car off. I even forgot to lock the car once. Now I always look at it to see if the mirrors are in!

You will soon get used to the keyless when your muscle memory kicks in.

I forgot to lock the car the other day and walked back to touch the door to lock it, my wife was laughing and asked why I walked back to the car instead of just using the key fob

gotta love this..lol.   i just hope i'm not as bad when mine finally arrives...  but with me being a paranoid old sod i'll be putting my keys in 1 of those faraday pouches to stop the risk of having the key jacked

Will the keyless work in that?

apparently it stops the signal there's plenty out there.. i'll be getting two for sure..

https://www.fonefunshop.com/car-keyless-entry-fob-signal-blocker-genuine-faraday-bag-block-theft.html

How are you going to lock the car then?

Take it out of the bag

Yeah, that's how and when they clone the signal though.

Oh yeah, good point : )

[fredgroves]

Cloning and replaying the signal is a rather ancient technique.

Today's system uses rolling digital codes.

If they are breaking it its by being able to mathematically "guess" a future code after having observed one you've used.

The keyless thingy though only does its stuff when in range of the car though - you won't be able to get anything usable if someone "sniffs" your key in your pocket on the train or something.

[maxie]

well if they clone it theres not mucn you can do, but most thieves will be driving about at night i'd of thought using their laptops to do the extending the signal thing they do.. i'm not up on all the tech but if putting my key in a baggy makes it any harder for them to take it i'm happy... but tbh if they really want our cars there isn't much we can do i'd bet. apart from sleeping in them with a big dog etc...lol. it's like the other threads where they steel bumpers etc etc...