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Originally Posted by 493263
A manual will only deter your small time criminals who just take what he/she can get. These guys won't really go after a new BMWs(in the US) since all BMWs here have encrypted keyless ignition.
Anyone who aims to steal cars, especially BMWs, will know how to drive a manual. If you're in a big metro like NYC area, don't count on manuals deterring them. They are pros stealing specific vehicles for the chop shops.
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True, but encryption can be bypassed. There is a post that lives somewhere in the 3 series forums that shows pictures of his window broken and his OBD II port accessed. The thread goes on to say that the would be thieves failed to bypass the encryption because he had his JB4 on map 5. Those of us with BMS experience knows that even the dealer would not be able to properly talk to the ecu unless it was in map 0.
So to take this a step further having a JB4 in any other map than 0 would allow you to keep your car.
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