Key fob deactivation

[Kremmen]

IIRC, when you arrive home, lock the car then press both buttons to deactivate and prevent a 'relay attack' before putting the key away overnight.

Then next time simply press either button to activate the key.

[ColinB]

It all sounds like a bit of a faff. You have to remember to deactivate the key when you put the car away, and remind anyone else who drives it to do it as well. And I suppose there's no way to check that a key’s been deactivated without turning it on and back off again? Much better would be a way to turn the keyless function off within the car (not the fob) so it stays off if you don’t want it, but it doesn’t sound as if there is. You do of course have the option of buying a car that doesn’t have it, but then you’d probably have to forego some other gizmos that you do actually want.

[John Ratsey]

And remember to de-activate the spare key. Otherwise that one is still vulnerable to a relay attack and will be slowly draining the battery while in storage.

Ideally there would be a little on-off slide switch on the side of the remote to deactivate it.

[H_5hum]

Thanks all, yeah it does sound like a faff really, but I guess it is what it is.

Yes, i did think about not getting the key-less option, but it comes standard on the EX. I wanted the EX for the wife because it has the reversing camera, and also the other few extras.

Saves me fitting the rear camera myself, although I'm not not sure I would have been able to anyway, having read the thread about the Dash cam installation/ECU not letting people fiddle with the electrics (that's another question for a different thread!)

Regardless of whether its worth it or not, I wonder if its possible to get a new key cut, and have the remote re-programmed without the key-less entry? Would have thought so if its like that on the other models without key-less entry.

[Expatman]

Are there any reports of thefts of Jazz using the remote relay method? I can understand thefts of £50k plus cars using the relay method but to steal a Jazz!!
The switch off system is good for preserving the battery of rarely used second remotes and can be used for primary key if living in a high crime area - but again how many Jazz have been stolen this way?

[Kremmen]

I've not seen any of the new Jazz models on the road yet.

[Expatman]

I've seen one Jazz Mk4, no Crosstar. Lots of MK2 & 3 around.

[chicksee]

Come down my road, there’s two, next door neighbour test drove mine and bought one :-)