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Nav, keyless, sos and radio disabled after car stolen
Hi, my 2014 s550 w222 was stolen and the recovered about a week after. Since it’s return the following doesn’t work:
keyless entry/start
most of the radio stations
the navigation
sos buttons.
I assume the thief made an effort to cut off any communication via air waves
We did find a fuse In the car. He could have pulled one. When looking at the fuse list nothing stood out as obvious. The fuses I did check were ok. Any ideas what this guy did? What fuse it could be? Could it be some kind of module or relay? Could he have disconnected the antenna?
Hi, my 2014 s550 w222 was stolen and the recovered about a week after. Since it’s return the following doesn’t work:
keyless entry/start
most of the radio stations
the navigation
sos buttons.
I assume the thief made an effort to cut off any communication via air waves
We did find a fuse In the car. He could have pulled one. When looking at the fuse list nothing stood out as obvious. The fuses I did check were ok. Any ideas what this guy did? What fuse it could be? Could it be some kind of module or relay? Could he have disconnected the antenna?
Question, How does it look like they took the car? Everyone should be made aware that taking a car today is easier than it was 20 years ago. Theives purchase scanning tools, it will consist of 2 components, Receiver / Repeater. Your Key in RF Mode ( If not turned off ) will constantly transmit a signal via RF not IR. The Theif will walk near your home where you may typically leave your keys on a counter somewhere constantly transmitting RF, the Scanner Receiver will pick up this signal and repeat it to the other Theif standing by your car, once the signal is received, Theif 2 touches the handle on the car and the Lock opens, He or She or It gets in, Push to start and they all drive away in Luxury.
Turn otf RF on all Spare Keys, and order a Box, Bag or Cover form Amazon to prevent this from happening to you.
it’s possible they yanked out a number of fuses, take a peek at the above link. It details location and the function of each fuse. If you find one missing there prob is a few more.
04-15-2023, 04:15 PM
