PaulsSV6
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- VE Series II SV6
Hi all,
A few months ago I parked my Series II VE Commodore at Westfields Liverpool I always lock the car properly, so I put the Club lock on and double checked that all doors and windows were properly shut. I pressed the immobilizer button on the key fob to enable the central locking and immobilizer and walked away.
When I returned to my car, the key fob button was pressed and the horn barked three times.
I then discovered the drivers door was ajar.
I never leave anything of value in my car, so there was nothing visible to invite a crook. There was no sign of any forced entry, so I assume these thieves had a scanning device and detected the signal from my key fob when I locked it.
Thankfully there was no damage and nothing was stolen.
Two questions:
1) I assume the three toots indicates that my car's security system detected entry when the car was immobilized. I couldn't find any further explanation in the owners manual.
2) Is it possible to have the radio frequency altered in my key fob? As these thieves now have the frequency for my car, all they need to do is find my car parked and they will have access.
I would be very interested to hear any thoughts or feedback. I assume I'm not the first Commodore owner who has had this happen? What options do have available please?
Cheers, Paul
A few months ago I parked my Series II VE Commodore at Westfields Liverpool I always lock the car properly, so I put the Club lock on and double checked that all doors and windows were properly shut. I pressed the immobilizer button on the key fob to enable the central locking and immobilizer and walked away.
When I returned to my car, the key fob button was pressed and the horn barked three times.
I then discovered the drivers door was ajar.
I never leave anything of value in my car, so there was nothing visible to invite a crook. There was no sign of any forced entry, so I assume these thieves had a scanning device and detected the signal from my key fob when I locked it.
Thankfully there was no damage and nothing was stolen.
Two questions:
1) I assume the three toots indicates that my car's security system detected entry when the car was immobilized. I couldn't find any further explanation in the owners manual.
2) Is it possible to have the radio frequency altered in my key fob? As these thieves now have the frequency for my car, all they need to do is find my car parked and they will have access.
I would be very interested to hear any thoughts or feedback. I assume I'm not the first Commodore owner who has had this happen? What options do have available please?
Cheers, Paul