benjie
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I'm surprised there hasn't been a thread about the issue on here... unless I missed it.
Either way, this type of thing will benefit from being repeated until everyone has checked their car.
A few weeks ago, Watchdog on BBC1 showed an A5 (you know, the prettier A4!) being driven away in less then a minute without the key. This has obvious security implications. Audi were keen to point out that the car wasn't locked or the alarm armed during the test, so it wasn't exactly fair. That said, alarm sounding or not, 40 seconds to drive a car away is not good.
Press release from Audi - https://www.audi.co.uk/about-audi/latest-news/security.html
iPlayer link (Relevant part: 17.38, available till end of Nov) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04nchtj/watchdog-series-34-episode-3
I'm aware of the danger of publicising security issues on an open forum, but it's been on BBC TV now and it only takes a phone call to confirm that your car has the appropriate software. I called today and was transferred immediately to my local dealer who confirmed the update had been done during the last service (the helpline in the link above wasn't answered, so I called Customer Services). Had I not been in the dealer network, I would have been vulnerable.
So call customer services or your local dealer and confirm your car is as safe as it can be.
Apologies if it's a repost, but it's a terrible thing to lose your car - especially if you're an enthusiast like us, so the more of us that see it, the better!
Either way, this type of thing will benefit from being repeated until everyone has checked their car.
A few weeks ago, Watchdog on BBC1 showed an A5 (you know, the prettier A4!) being driven away in less then a minute without the key. This has obvious security implications. Audi were keen to point out that the car wasn't locked or the alarm armed during the test, so it wasn't exactly fair. That said, alarm sounding or not, 40 seconds to drive a car away is not good.
Press release from Audi - https://www.audi.co.uk/about-audi/latest-news/security.html
iPlayer link (Relevant part: 17.38, available till end of Nov) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04nchtj/watchdog-series-34-episode-3
I'm aware of the danger of publicising security issues on an open forum, but it's been on BBC TV now and it only takes a phone call to confirm that your car has the appropriate software. I called today and was transferred immediately to my local dealer who confirmed the update had been done during the last service (the helpline in the link above wasn't answered, so I called Customer Services). Had I not been in the dealer network, I would have been vulnerable.
So call customer services or your local dealer and confirm your car is as safe as it can be.
Apologies if it's a repost, but it's a terrible thing to lose your car - especially if you're an enthusiast like us, so the more of us that see it, the better!