For those of you parking your car in front of your house, beware of the keyless hack:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...l?ico=embedded

 

Pretty sure pressing double lock on the key disables the keyless so something to try?

 

I found a Simple solution for $10 on Amazon.

 

The idea of key fob hacking has been around for a long time. If it were that common, it would be talked about a lot more. I wouldn’t take any extra precautions other than making sure the doors are locked and having insurance coverage on the car. The concept is pretty neat though.

 

Correct, press close button quickly twice after locking and disables key, red light stays on for a short period. This works, you cannot open car until any button is pressed.

 

I'm sure I read somewhere that Mercedes keys from 2018 onwards go "inactive" after a set period of time so the hackers can't get the codes if they use a scanner?

 

I found this report - https://uk.motor1.com/news/364855/wh...security-test/ admittedly the test was carried out on an A-class but I would think all Mercedes keys are the same,

 

Mercedes official statement - A spokesman for Mercedes said: “All our Keyless-Go keys can be switched off by pressing the locking button on the key twice and the latest generation of Keyless-Go keys are equipped with a built-in motion sensor. This means that if the key is motionless – for example, in a drawer or on a hook – after two minutes, no Keyless-Go signals are sent out and the signals from the key cannot be hijacked.”

 

Hmm could that motion sensor be the culprit in what users are reporting here with having to shake their remotes to get them to function properly

 

That would definitely make sense - could be that they're having to shake the remote to activate it !

 

Does anyone know if Any other models use the same key? And if they do, are there any reports of similar issues?

 

just ordered a GLE450 plus plus and been told by the dealer that you cannot turn off the keyless go, they also mentioned the motion action where it turns off after two or three minutes of no motion. so, something to test when I get the car next year. I'll certainly try the double button push to see if it works and report back.

 

The technology is available to stop that kind of theft but not yet adopted by MB.

Google wide band keyless land Rover

 

Why don’t you think that Mercedes Key Fob sleep function doesn’t stop that kind of theft? My Fobs go to sleep prematurely so that just walking around doesn’t always wake them. But when napping you can’t unlock the car. They designed the Fobs specifically to stop that kind of theft. And with Mercedes Me you can track the cars location. Seems like a pretty decent theft deterrent, IMO.

 

As long as it is asleep then OK, but JLR approach does not have requirement.

 

Sleep mode is automatic or can be activated manually if in doubt.

 

Well if I take the plunge and buy a GLE then i will have to accept that!

 

Isn't it true that you can actually remove the keyless go start button. If so would that make the car have to have an inserted key to start it?

 

No, I don't believe so. I think you could on the W166.