Stolen S4

[WhiteKnight]

Did you have a tracker fitted, is that how they found it ?

[joyride1990]

Did you leave your plastic service key in the glove box ????
if you did its a case of smash pass window service key in ignition and off with your pride and joy

[Ian_C]

You can unlock the car and glovebox and maybe take off the steering lock with the plastic key but you cannot drive the engine with it

[doodlebug]

You can unlock the car and glovebox and maybe take off the steering lock with the plastic key but you cannot drive the engine with it

You can... Goes in a holder and then in the ignition.

[Ian_C]

Surely you need an immobiliser chip?

[doodlebug]

Surely you need an immobiliser chip?

Good point....need to get off my arse and have a go.

However it'd be fack all use if it didn't work.

[Ian_C]

My understanding is that the plastic key has a code physically written on it to enable the dealer to produce a complete new key. So still definitely don't leave it in the car!

[GrahamS4]

You can start the car with the small plastic spare key (with it in the holder).

[Ian_C]

Can you drive it though? Or does it cut out when the car realises there is no immobiliser chip?

[MikeFish]

A thread on another forum says that a guy tried it but it didn't work but took it to Audi and they coded the key and it now works. Apparently there is a transponder in the plastic key!?! I'm surprised at that, but that's what it says.

[Maughold]

Audi also told me there is a transponder in the "valet" key.

When i had the car returned police found a plastic audi fob - the plastic key can be put into it and used to start / drive the car...

Car is back and Audi have done a superb job of making it look and smell like a new car again - no damage done by the thieving b*stards but when you know their scrawny @sses have been sat on your leather a deep clean is required!

Car has a tracker (from Tracker - now upgraded so that if anyone breathes on it without my permission they get electrocuted)...and an upgraded alarm...little bit of an outlay but worth having based on my experience...

Aforementioned thieving b*stards have been released on bail...hopefully to reappear when the "birch" is reinstated.

Also...as car was recovered and no claim, insurers assure me that it won't be registered on any searches as Cat D - anyone got any thoughts on that?

[joyride1990]

there is a chip in the plastic key so everyone who has that key in your glove box go outside get it and lock it in a safe i tried it yesterday i got in the car my friend locked me in with main key i started the car with ease and without any alarms going off and drove off

[MikeFish]

AFAIK If the insurers didn't pay out then it's not classed as stolen / recovered.

[Ian_C]

there is a chip in the plastic key so everyone who has that key in your glove box go outside get it and lock it in a safe i tried it yesterday i got in the car my friend locked me in with main key i started the car with ease and without any alarms going off and drove off

Blimey!!

[adsgreen]

AFAIK If the insurers didn't pay out then it's not classed as stolen / recovered.

not true (as I understand it). The insurer database includes the police one so if you report the car as stolen irrespective if a claim is paid it will have the note against the file.