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Surely as law abiding citizens it is our duty to lobby and campaign to make cars with this technology harder to steel. I don't want others to go through my experience and I want to try and make a difference. I believe the government is going to introduce legislation to force manufacturers to...

Problem is that Mercedes Me relies on the car's GPS being left on. Thieves can easily switch this off if they go through the menus so no information can be sent or received. Tracking functionality needs to be completely isolated from other part of the car so its pretty much impossible to...

A product recall to enhance older cars would have been a nice gesture as well. Lots of manufacturers do product recalls and this wouldn't have been seen as a negative move.

Here is the press release from manufacturer.....deactivation is only available on latest cars. Mine was a 65 plate and it didn't have this feature. If you aren't made aware of the risks how are you supposed to mitigate them. After the event it's obvious that keys need to be protected. it would...

Hello, I think you are all missing the point. Mercedes are turning a blind eye to the problem of keyless theft and the weaknesses with the system. They told me my experience must have been a one-off but that is clearly not the case. I have asked the motoring ombudsman to step in a...

Hello, I would like to hear from other owners who have experienced the same problems / costs I have. I am planning to file a class action and need more examples of this.

I haven't done any research yet. i am driving a 14 year old Golf Mk 4 now. Cheap and cheerful for now.

Completely agree. My dreams of owning a Mercedes were shattered when my car was stolen and the Mercedes veneer of "class and engineering" has been eroded away after this experience and their attitude to car crime is disappointing. They say it's the police's problem but they can't walk away...

I don't want the car back and won't be buying another one as I'm not convinced the security systems are adequate. Modern cars have many electronic / computer systems which means they are prone to hacking and abuse by criminals. When you purchase a PC or Laptop the company selling you the...

Yes, the thieves are ultimately responsible but my point is the keyless system has massive weaknesses and customers are not being adequately warned of the risks. When you buy a new car the manual is full of warnings about things you should avoid or be careful of. There should be some warning...

Mercedes Me is an application you can sign up for if you have the premium plus pack. it will give you vehcile tracking via GPS and parcked vehcile info. The SIM card you refer to is in the communication module and this can also be used to locate vehciles but the process to locate a car using...

Hi, i would like to hear from owners who have experienced the same issue i have.

Here is the other discussion thread on this subject in 2015. AMG theft - recent rise in keyless theft around the UK - Page 2 - MBClub UK - Bringing together Mercedes Enthusiasts As i said I have an open compliant with MB Retail Group and I am going to raise my concerns about selling...

What frustrates me is that I went back to Brooklands to see if i could order another car and was told that my case is very rare and they haven't seen it before. I have read the press and spoken to police and there seems to be a wide disparity between what is happening in the real world and...

I don't have my C200 anymore. It was never recovered so couldn't test their claim. I have no reason to doubt that this new functinality would work on newer cars. my car was a 65 plate and less than 2 years old. It's all well and good making changes to the locking system but doesn't a...

Here is an earlier email response from Mercedes Benz Brooklands. As you you can see they have made mofications to newer cars. I have asked them repeatidly if my car had this functionality and i haven't received a response yet. i am very frustrated and disappointed. Looking at other posts on...

I have also raised my concerns about the security of these cars to the Head of Customer Services and the motoring ombudsman. This was about 5 weeks ago and I haven't received a single response from MB Retail Group. Angie Blacklaw Head of Customer Services Mercedes-Benz Retail Group UK Ltd...

Hello Everyone, I am new toi this forum and wanted to talk about my horrible experience. I purchased a C200 brand new from Mercedes Benz Brooklands and collected the car in January 2016. In May of this year the car was stolen from my drive without the thieves getting into my house and...