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Originally Posted by mesonparticle

Are there any questions I can ask the dealer so that I am sure that they're doing their best to sell me a car which has at least some level of protection against OBD theft? Can I put any pressure on them to move the OBD port themselves for me so as not to invalidate my warranty?

Any advice appreciated!

Ask them to update your car modules to avoid any theft.

There is a lot of confusion around what is security update and how it works?

I will try to explain.

There are two modules which should be updated for the security purpose;

1- CAS: Vital: With updated software, you cannot clone a new key, till you insert you ket into the slot.

2- FRM: Important but not mandatory: With the updated software, it avoids the dropping of the window with the key/ other methods.

A good dealer should update both of these, but in common practice, I have seen some of them updating just CAS.

HTH.