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      07-04-2012, 01:04 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by svache View Post
I wonder about one thing, though, the current cars (at least the F10 and F30 do) need the ignition to be on in order to have the ODB connector give an IP address to any connected computer (to establish a connection basically). How to they override that part and still establish a connection?
That does at least offer me some comfort.

I thought I had read somewhere that earlier BMWs allowed an OBD connection to be established even with the ignition off, so if that has changed on the F30 then it's one more obstacle for thieves to overcome.
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