Vodafone anti-theft service...

andreas · Post by **andreas** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:34 pm

In the last few months, I've had a number of calls from Vodafone telling me that my car's been stolen, even though I've been sitting happily in the car with the little Vodafone fob on my person. Is this just a random problem, or is the Vodafone system flawed?

Taz · Post by **Taz** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:41 pm

If the battery goes flat in the fob then their system thinks that the fob is not in the car. You can buy replacement batteries at most shops.

andreas · Post by **andreas** » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:33 pm

Taz wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:41 pm If the battery goes flat in the fob then their system thinks that the fob is not in the car. You can buy replacement batteries at most shops.

Battery was replaced a few months ago. Little red light is flashing happily.

On-Track · Post by **On-Track** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:43 am

My car used to be regularly "stolen" by my wife. She kept her fob in the depths of her handbag and the car could not "see" it. Have a think about where you keep the fob. Also, false alarms can happen in multi-story car parks.

If the battery in the fob is low then you get a warning in the PCM screen in front of the driver saying exactly that.

I've had 10-15 false alarms over four years. Not enough for me to think the system is flawed but enough for me to say it's not faultless.

Rodders · Post by **Rodders** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:29 am

Had one false alarm after parking on the low level of a multi storey. Otherwise ok.

Obviously not flawless but could be worse. The Nissan GTR one was always ringing telling me that it had been stolen and was doing 30 mph when I was.looking at the damn thing parked on the drive!

Deleted User 2325 · Post by **Deleted User 2325** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:35 am

I'd rather get a false alarm call than not know it had been nicked. Had two calls in 18 months, 1 due to dud fob battery.

CharlesElliott · Post by **CharlesElliott** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:09 pm

Always been fine for me. Sometimes I forget the fob, see the alert on the dash and then go and get it before I set off.

On-Track · Post by **On-Track** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:19 pm

Had the low battery warning this morning. Message actual says "driver's card battery empty please replace."

andreas · Post by **andreas** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:30 pm

Macadam wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:35 am I'd rather get a false alarm call than not know it had been nicked. Had two calls in 18 months, 1 due to dud fob battery.

I've had 10 false theft alerts in the last 7 months.

238 · Post by **238** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 10:08 am

Got my Macan (2nd hand) only a few days ago and this message comes on. How can I disable it or transfer it over to me? I'm not with Vodaphone.

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