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Offline fab5freddy

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Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« on: June 06, 2016, 01:35:15 pm »
Going away on Thursday for 10 days, i have to leave the car on the driveway, so been thinking would it be worth taking the battery out as an extra measure to help prevent theft?

Anyone done this before? Any obvious problems i might cause by doing this?

Opinions please  :happy2:
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2016, 01:43:15 pm »
AFAIK none. You'll just have to program the comfort feature of the window switches when you reconnect the battery and readjust the clock. :smiley:
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2016, 02:02:20 pm »
Just remember to check that your manual key operated drivers door lock works, as you'll need it when you get back of holiday!
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2016, 02:07:34 pm »
Not worth the effort. If they can bypass the immobiliser then a battery is the least of their worries considering they would have up to a whole ten days to come back and 'finish the job'
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2016, 02:38:12 pm »
There are better/ more subtle ways of imoblising a car that I would rather not post about on an open forum ......scallies are always trawling
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2016, 03:59:36 pm »
Get a suitable visible deterrent.

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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2016, 10:37:05 pm »
Nah, fckit, leave it- sounds like a whole lotta trouble to me. Ur decision, but if it were me.......
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2016, 10:38:33 pm »
Just pull 2 coil packs
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2016, 10:54:42 pm »
Take a wheel off  :signLOL:
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2016, 11:00:57 pm »
If you hide the keys and have the doors deadlocked then they can only take it away on a flat bed...
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2016, 11:16:47 pm »
Not true, 5 minutes with a laptop and they could drive it away

Disabling the engine itself is the best bet. Rich's idea is the best so far
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2016, 11:29:12 pm »
Quote from: Dan_FR on June 06, 2016, 11:16:47 pm
Not true, 5 minutes with a laptop and they could drive it away

Disabling the engine itself is the best bet. Rich's idea is the best so far

Not sure about that on a non kessy car but IMO the easiest option would then be to pull the 20A ignition coil fuse in the engine compartment.
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2016, 11:32:02 pm »
I just put mine in "KILL" mode with my GIAC loader and take the loader with while away. Don't know if it can be bypassed...but I feel like I will find my GTI still parked when I return. Also, it sits inside the garage.  :happy2:
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2016, 11:41:35 pm »
it'll be fine mate don't worry it's only a golf  :signLOL:
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Re: Removing the battery whilst away on holidays
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2016, 11:44:09 pm »
Remove the plugs and put coil packs back in, no chance of it starting... loosen all the wheel bolts and leave the keys in it....

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