Mahindra developed & installed a security update for my Thar

It goes to show that even one person can break through corporates and this company does indeed care.

BHPian wooka recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Mahindra installed a security system for me.

It works well.

1. When you unlock the car and don't open a door, it'll lock itself after a while with a single honk to notify you.
2. The siren goes off when you open a door (any of the four including the bonnet). Just unlocking manually doesn't set off the alarm.
3. You can no longer lock the car with the bonnet open.

All's well. I just need to learn how to turn the system off if whatever reason the remote stops working. Generally, cars have a security override switch inside the car.

This software update was done remotely a few months back. I was asked to give it time before speaking about it. Totally understandable. However, I see no follow-up for the general population and it's my job to tell people that they should go out and help themselves. It's a major security risk and I wouldn't anyone to be adversely impacted.

Good on Mahindra though for doing something about it. Despite saying multiple times over months of escalation that they cannot retrofit it, they developed it and did it for me.

I think it's fairly significant and it goes to show that even one person can break through corporates and this company does indeed care. Did they drop the ball and try to limit exposure? Yeah. Now I hope others will benefit and reduce their risk profile. This country is a mess. Just got mugged two nights back. Having an easy-to-steal car doesn't help.

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