Hello,
I recently bought two Viofo A129s and installed both of them - one on a 2017 BMW X3 and one on a 2010 Lexus ES350. Both dashcams are hardwired to non-switched fuses for around-the-clock recording.
As soon as I installed both dashcams, the key fobs began behaving oddly on BOTH cars. This behavior includes:
- Car not unlocking/locking when using the fob from anywhere outside of ~5 ft of the car
- Car not detecting the key fob when inside the car, therefore preventing the engine start/stop from working
Naturally, I initially thought to replace the batteries in both key fobs. That did not solve the problem. The next step was to disable WiFi on the cameras, as I though they may be causing interference. The issue persisted. Next, I unplugged both cameras to turn them off, and that brought normal functionality back to both key fobs.
To further isolate the issue, I plugged the cameras back in, but removed the cable that goes to the rear camera (I removed the end that is plugged into the front camera). That made the key fobs work correctly!
Just to ensure that I had identified the problem area correctly, I plugged the rear camera back in, and the key fobs stopped working again!
Has anyone ran into this issue? I thought the rear cable may not be well shielded/insulated, so I contacted the seller on Amazon, but they are claiming that this is not the case and that the cable must be good quality because it's thick (since when do thick cables mean 'good' cables?).
Anyhow, I could be wrong and it might not be the cable, so I thought I'd see if anyone else may have experienced this issue.
Thanks in advance!
I recently bought two Viofo A129s and installed both of them - one on a 2017 BMW X3 and one on a 2010 Lexus ES350. Both dashcams are hardwired to non-switched fuses for around-the-clock recording.
As soon as I installed both dashcams, the key fobs began behaving oddly on BOTH cars. This behavior includes:
- Car not unlocking/locking when using the fob from anywhere outside of ~5 ft of the car
- Car not detecting the key fob when inside the car, therefore preventing the engine start/stop from working
Naturally, I initially thought to replace the batteries in both key fobs. That did not solve the problem. The next step was to disable WiFi on the cameras, as I though they may be causing interference. The issue persisted. Next, I unplugged both cameras to turn them off, and that brought normal functionality back to both key fobs.
To further isolate the issue, I plugged the cameras back in, but removed the cable that goes to the rear camera (I removed the end that is plugged into the front camera). That made the key fobs work correctly!
Just to ensure that I had identified the problem area correctly, I plugged the rear camera back in, and the key fobs stopped working again!
Has anyone ran into this issue? I thought the rear cable may not be well shielded/insulated, so I contacted the seller on Amazon, but they are claiming that this is not the case and that the cable must be good quality because it's thick (since when do thick cables mean 'good' cables?).
Anyhow, I could be wrong and it might not be the cable, so I thought I'd see if anyone else may have experienced this issue.
Thanks in advance!