The usual still holds true to lock your doors and close the windows to dissuade the thugs that spot your vehicle as a possible gold mine. The days of entry into someone's parked car or truck has taken on an entirely new level of awareness for the owners so don't stop at thinking you are protected by the steps, above, that you have taken.
No
longer is the coat hanger or checking to see if someone did not secure
the locks the only ways of entry into your vehicle. Pirates now lay
back and await you leaving your vehicle and locking it with the keyless
entry device so many cars are equipping owners with to lock and unlock
the doors. Do not use this device when you leave your vehicle. The
latest is that your code is copied by the waves that allow entry to
you. This information is transmitted to the people that are watching
you leave your car. As soon as you use this keyless entry device, the
code is available to the law breakers. Do not use the keyless entry
device to lock your doors.
Manually
either lock your doors from inside or outside your vehicle. When you
return to your car, you can use your keyless entry device since you
will be leaving.
When you return to your car to place items in the trunk, exercise this caution again and do not use your keyless entry device. People have been the victims of a robbery in as short a time as a bathroom visit takes. The criminals know you have left for a time and move quickly since they have access with your copied code. Lap tops, cell phones, wallets and other valuables are taken without force able entry into your vehicle.