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Assuming you guys have this option on the OBC.

1. Do any of you use this?

2. How effective do you think it is?

3. As a deterrent shouldn't there be a label on the drivers side window?




1. Yes, I use it whenever I remember.

2. Surely better than nothing.

3. I think there should.

Hi

i use mine when i can remember

It is a good extra immobiliser

i don't like stickers on the car so wouldn't put on on

Confused. Is this on all E53's ? How/where do I access it?

Smeeagain

I don't use it cos I can never remember what number i've set it at

[quote=""smeeagain""]Confused. Is this on all E53's ? How/where do I access it?

Smeeagain[/quote]

It's displayed on the OBC menu on my E53 2004.

ah ok, yes I think I have that. I'm guessing (for security purposes) it isn't that easy to find out what the code is if you dont know it ?!

Guessing a 4 digit combination would be 10,000 to 1.

I use the code function every time I park up. It's become second nature to do it now.

yes I understand the odds of guessing - which I think would actually be 9999 to 1

But my question is - can someone with an obd port scanner tell me what it is if I don't know it ? For example, how would a stealership be able to start a recovered car if the driver wasn't there to give them the code?

Smee

Whatever.

Yes.

it appears I don't have that - I cna see it but it's greyed out (2004 E53) - Can it be programmed to be available ?

Smee

You sure you have the key turned to position 1 Smee? It greys out at position 2.

aha ! now I didn't know that so will look again tomorrow - but of course I don't actually know the code so will need to get someone with a scanner to tell me

Thanks
Smee

LOL, I was wondering where this was going.

The code is whatever you want it to be. Read the page from the manual in my opening post again.

I think the code won't be set if the car starts ok. Then you have the chance to change it when you have the key at position one. (... but my memory is fading abit now!)

Peter T