VOLKSWAGEN Some 2011 Jetta keyless start systems may fail.
Low-energy Bluetooth enables a keyless start system and alarm.
Standard equipment: 17in aluminum wheels, heated leather 10-way power driver's seat, keyless entry, keyless start, fog lamps, back-up camera.
Standard equipment: 10-way power adjustable front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, satellite radio, keyless start, remote start, all-wheel drive.
This keeps a car's engine from starting unless it recognizes a computer chip embedded within a key or a keyless start key fob.
So will keyless systems start taking over in people's homes?
Many of the most purloined rides are older models, mainly family sedans and pickup trucks, that had yet to include so-called "smart key" technology that prevents a car's engine from starting unless it recognizes a computer chip embedded within a key or a keyless-start key fob.
However, the Dynamique Nav adds a host of extra goodies, including satnav through a 7in touchscreen, dual-zone climate control, keyless entry and starting, colour-changing ambient lighting, automatic headlights and wipers, and rear parking sensors.
But all these nits disappear when you turn the key -- or, in the case of my test car, which had the Keyless Go option, press the "start" button atop the shifter.
Mercedes-Benz started the keyless craze in Europe with the Keyless Go system in its 1999 S-Class.
