Interesting....I must have missed that in the manual.

Page 60. Deactivating KESSY.

11 minutes ago, Livrishind said:

Page 60. Deactivating KESSY.

Yes, got that thanks....so that would mean one would have to use the button on the fob to unlock the car.

Im not sure that would prevent a thief using equipment to transmit your fob signal to open the car though?

thats the bit I hadnt seen explained in the manual. Very useful function if that works !

On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 16:46, YetiMike said:

Just taken delivery of a 1.5Tsi SEL fitted with KESSY.  During the "handover". the salesman explained the use of KESSY and stated that "if you walk away from the car, having forgotten to lock it, and with the keys in your pocket, the car will lock itself after a certain time delay".  Well mine doesn't!!  Should it, or has the salesman got it wrong?

Salesperson not telling the truth or doesn't understand how it works, a large Bull has just passed the Showroom (and it wasn't a RED one) and it doesn't smell very nice!

On ‎19‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 17:18, YetiMike said:

Thank you all for your helpful replies. Mine seems to work as it says in the manual i.e if the key is within 11/2m of the car, gripping either front door handle will open the car.  Then on leaving the car with the key on the outside of the car, touching the little slot on the rear of the handle causes the car to lock.  Otherwise the car remains unlocked, no matter how far away I move from the car nor after any time period.

It can also be locked by touching the indent on the front passenger side door handle as well which is handy if you need to retrieve something from the passenger footwell before walking away from the car.

17 hours ago, Breezy said:

Yes, got that thanks....so that would mean one would have to use the button on the fob to unlock the car.

Im not sure that would prevent a thief using equipment to transmit your fob signal to open the car though?

thats the bit I hadnt seen explained in the manual. Very useful function if that works !

Yes I think it would. There are two different mechanisms in the keyfob. One is a transponder that, when interrogated by a signal from the car, sends a coded reply to indicate its presence. This is what the immobiliser and the Kessy system uses. Then there is the signal transmitted when you press a button on the keyfob. As I understand it, these two types of signal are entirely seperate, on different frequencies etc. It is the transponder signal that can be “boosted” by crooks to unlock the car when the keys are on the hall table. But to get the second signal, the keyfob button must be pressed. By deactivating Kessy, the only way to unlock car is by pressing the keyfob button.

Edited 20 January, 20197 yr by nicknorman

Does anyone know, if the same KESSY security improvements have been made in Karoq from MY19 onwards?

 

 

44 minutes ago, onvo said:

Does anyone know, if the same KESSY security improvements have been made in Karoq from MY19 onwards?

 

 

 

It would be good if they have put a motion sensor in the key, save all that faraday cage / biscuit tin palaver...…….

I’m about to change my Superb for one with KESSY. When out with my wife she carries my spare key in her bag. What happens when we get out if the car - do I have to wait for her to move away to lock it or will it ignore both keys in that scenario? And indeed - how fast do I have to move away or does it recognise what you are doing and only activate unlocking once you have moved away and returned later?

 

Where’s a four year old when you want someone to understand the technology?

The Kessy on my Karoq needs the sensor on the door handle to be touched to lock, it will not lock by walking away!!

Don't know if the Superb will be the same but guess it will be.

6 minutes ago, Gomezz said:

The Kessy on my Karoq needs the sensor on the door handle to be touched to lock, it will not lock by walking away!!

Don't know if the Superb will be the same but guess it will be.

Same here with our Karoq as you leave the vehicle with the keys in your pocket either front or passenger side door handle can be touched on the sensor (slight indent) this will lock the vehicle.