Make sure its locked

[Threetwoeight]

An article in a local news paper warned of thugs pushing a common gate remote button while you lock your car with its remote. The car does not recognize its remote signal and does not lock. They steal valuables out the car with out forced entry - insurance does not pay. Sound far fetched.....

I drive a 1995 E36 with factory central locking, immobilizer (key reader) and alarm.
When I hold the gate remote button in (Centurion gate - blue remote) my car ignores the input from my car remote. Will not lock or unlock.

I tried this with a Golf 5 no problem.

This problem is probably only with older cars, but I always make sure the car locked.

 

[Barkie]

My wife's 2001 e46 and my 2004 330d does the same. Rather make sure your doors lock when leaving your car. It is just amazing how these guys work something out like this. 1 st i did not believe this. My Colt is a 2008 and it does not lock while i press my Centurion remote.
Flippen scarry!!! I think it has to do with the rolling code's of the units.

 

[zaleonardz]

We tested this yesterday with that very same remote that is blue in color. It interfered with a Toyota Fortuner as well as a LandRover, The Merc did fine, I have not tested my BM's yet.

 

[Coisman]

imp:
I must catch the @sshole trying this crap on my car :cursin:
I will "Skiet die bliksem!!"
imp:

 

[zaleonardz]

Tested it on the E65 today... all clear

 

[Sankekur]

As i had some alarm issues a while ago I always make sure that the indicators flash and the clown nose flashes properly to indicate that the alarm is active. (In a side note the alarm issues are now sorted)

 

[brukutu]

What actuall is happening is that both of those remote work on the 433 band (open band used by a lot of wireless alarm/gate techonolodggy). All they are doing is basically saturating the frequency andd therefore jamming the remote.
I use to work for an electronics company we build wireless alarm system. Once I was working on software for a trasmister nd while testing left it on trasmiting the rolling code. A lot of the cars in the parking lot could not be unlocked.
However it did not effect my E87.
It depends on what frequency the car remote works under

 

[freerider]

When I leave my car I always press the button to lock, and then press it again to immediately double lock all the doors, if you dont press it again it takes a few minutes before the car automatically double locks.

 

[zaleonardz]

E34 FTW....

It uses an optical transmitter pointed at the rearview mirror... i wanna see them block that

 

[Truvalu]

When I leave my car I always press the button to lock, and then press it again to immediately double lock all the doors, if you dont press it again it takes a few minutes before the car automatically double locks.

According to my instruction booklet with my E39, the locking and then within a few seconds pressing the locking button again will deactivate the interior sensors, so you can leave children in the vehicle. Only the doors, bootlid and bonnet is thus armed. If that make any sense?

I was used to my Jetta tjirping me when I locked her, this is silent, so I have walked back to double check many times.