Sometimes car owners become victims of criminals— a driver’s handbag containing the vehicle keys is stolen. Owners who want to unlock the car can contact our company. This article explains what measures a driver should take if their car key is stolen.
For car enthusiasts’ attention
First of all, the vehicle owner should check whether they have a spare set of keys at home. If the driver has a duplicate, the car should first be taken to a guarded parking lot. This security measure is necessary to prevent criminals who have the key from attempting to steal the car. If the owner does not have a duplicate, it will be necessary to call a tow truck. However, there may be various complications here as well. The service that is called will agree to tow the car only if the customer has a document confirming ownership of the vehicle. If the criminals stole the registration document along with the keys, you need to contact the police, who will identify the true owner of the car, and then the car can be towed to the parking lot. Once already in the guarded parking lot, the car unlocking needs to be carried out.
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In theory, a new key can be made from the lock, but if the duplicate is in the criminals’ hands, the usefulness of the procedure is doubtful. In that case, the ignition lock must be replaced.
If the car key had a chip, making a physical duplicate is also pointless. To gain exclusive access to the ignition, the immobilizer settings will need to be updated. During the procedure, data about the stolen key is removed from the system, and then the radio signal receiver is re-encoded. When reprogramming is completed, the immobilizer will respond correctly to the new duplicate as the master key, and if someone tries to use the stolen key, the engine will be blocked.
