Richm83 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Recently purchased a 2019 ST Line X and looking at additional OBD security options. Few sites say about pulling OBD port fuse but there's 2 listed in manual for it - 1 under bonnet and other in passenger fusebox. Anyone done this and had any issues, or any advice on what else to do? I've a disklok fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Bought 2 x Faraday pouches and put the fobs in each one. Spare is left elsewhere in house in a locked fireproof safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Wino said: Bought 2 x Faraday pouches and put the fobs in each one. Spare is left elsewhere in house in a locked fireproof safe. That's not really necessary on the Mk4, unless it's an early one. They all have sleepy keys, since mid 2019. Edited July 14, 2020 by alexp999 Thanks Ian :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianincheshire Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Quote They all have sleepy keys. Not the early ones. Think they came in around May/June 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 6 minutes ago, ianincheshire said: Not the early ones. Think they came in around May/June 2019 I was forgetting the Mk4 started in 2018, all the Mk4 STs have sleepy keys, but that's because they started production around summer 2019. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comares2001 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Not even that's going to stop thieves when they get their hands on the latest device nicknamed " Game Boy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Heaton Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I stick all my car keys in a Faraday box, it was pretty cheap and looks nice on the worktop and I always know where the keys are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monks600 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Someone tried nicking my Mk3 ST at work, they put the drivers side window through and went straight for the OBD port. Luckily I’d disabled this and hid it right at the back so no one could do anything with it. The most they got away with was a genuine iPhone cable and my OBD diagnostic cable. Also, have a tracker fitted with a kill switch, they won’t get far and this kills the fuel pump. Tracker is cool, detects: ignition alerts, vibration alerts, movement and all sorts more.Faraday pouches also used when at home and in the office. So all in all, just a new drivers side window and hours and hours of cleaning up glass :(Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richm83 Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 14 hours ago, Monks600 said: Someone tried nicking my Mk3 ST at work, they put the drivers side window through and went straight for the OBD port. Luckily I’d disabled this and hid it right at the back so no one could do anything with it. Did you just tuck it away far behind the dash or relocate? Seen the dummy obd ports available and wondered about one and moving the original. Keys are latest sleeping fobs (confirmed with dealer when i collected). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monks600 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Did you just tuck it away far behind the dash or relocate? Seen the dummy obd ports available and wondered about one and moving the original. Keys are latest sleeping fobs (confirmed with dealer when i collected). Yeah, just tooled it right up in to the dash.I did it that good, I struggle to find it myself haha. And that’s good news about the fobs, for an added deterrent I stuck an ‘OBD PORT DISABLED’ sticker on the drivers side window and windscreen. Also stuck the tracking device stickers on each window. Seems to have worked so far.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankR Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hi @Richm83 have you found what fuse and where it is located to disable the ODB port? Hi had a theft attempt recently and I have been lucky with that. If interested you can read more in a discussion I opened about it. Thanks! @Monks600 going to use your suggestions too. I can see you now have an mk4 too. Is the ODB port move something you have done on this car too? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hi Frank, just wondering if you could tell me how you 'inserted' the user names in your post please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I don't expect you will get an answer from Richm83 as it's over a year since he was last on this forum, but Monks600 was just here on Saturday. The best test to see if you get the right fuse to kill the car would be to pull the fuse that you think is for the OBDII port and see if the car stops. If its the right one you will end up with a load of warnings on the dash, but switching off and putting the fuse back will sort them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcaouolte Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 19 minutes ago, unofix said: Hi Frank, just wondering if you could tell me how you 'inserted' the user names in your post please ? Just type an @ and it will bring up a list of users that you can choose from @unofix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 @pcaouolte well that was cool 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Most 2019 on MK4s have sleep keys (keys stop transmitting after 20 minutes of no movement) The MK4 OBD port is security protected If you're worried about keyless theft (if you don't have sleep keys), get forscan and deactivate passive entry and use the remote buttons to lock/unlock or ask dealer, they will deactivate for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankR Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Hi @DaveT70 sorry but I have to correct you: from my experience (I have tested it) on my mk4, the sleep function works after one minute of no movement and you can deactivate the keyless entry feature on your dashboard, no need of Forscan or dealer. The OBD port on the mk4 is security protected. What do you mean by this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, FrankR said: from my experience (I have tested it) on my mk4, the sleep function works after one minute of no movement How did you test if the key went to sleep ? I have a 2019 Focus and I'm not sure if it has the sleepy (joe) keys or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankR Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Very simple: put the key on the floor just under the door handle. Open and close the car touching the handle (means key is in range so keyless entry is on - if key is too far, car won’t open). Do nothing for a bit more than a minute. Try opening again. Let me know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 9 hours ago, FrankR said: Hi @DaveT70 sorry but I have to correct you: from my experience (I have tested it) on my mk4, the sleep function works after one minute of no movement and you can deactivate the keyless entry feature on your dashboard, no need of Forscan or dealer. The OBD port on the mk4 is security protected. What do you mean by this? I never noticed the ability to deactivate keyless on dash on mine LOL So, Forscan/dealer deactivate is MK3.5 and Fiesta then I believe OBD port will not allow access to modules if key is not present, so you can't program a key without a key, unless you fit new modules (dealer only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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