Your Alfa Romeo 147 doesn’t want to start? Have you tried all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the issue comes from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably possible, actually that it is in question if your car no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Alfa Romeo 147 ? You are on the good website, we have made this content to help you see more clearly and resolve your problems connected to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Alfa Romeo 147, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Alfa Romeo 147
Before detailing the different choices available to you, here is a short intro to demonstrate the role and functions of the immobilizer in your Alfa Romeo 147. This electronic element came out 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Alfa Romeo 147. In fact, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) integrated in the key, and, a immobilisation control box integrated in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Alfa Romeo 147 will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will permit you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Alfa Romeo 147
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First process, your key no longer permits your Alfa Romeo 147 to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Alfa Romeo 147, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not execute a less significant process to reestablish the normal start of your car. In fact, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Alfa Romeo 147), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it includes the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your car by entering it manually. To do this, turn on the ignition, use your centralized button to enter the digits, several quick presses (example: 2 for digit 2) then a stop of one and a half seconds to confirm the digit and resume, repeat the process until you have entered the entire code. This should allow your Alfa Romeo 147 to start without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer
If despite a battery change, different tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Alfa Romeo 147 still doesn’t work, it’s probably your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Alfa Romeo 147. In fact, your transponder must have been weakened or must have fallen off your key. To correct this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can repair your Alfa Romeo 147 key. Determined by who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a copy or your “code card” and about 350 euros at your car dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Alfa Romeo 147.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Alfa Romeo 147, this is not advised at all for several reasons. First your Alfa Romeo 147 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to start it. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Alfa Romeo 147 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some websites online still give the methodology, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Alfa Romeo 147, do not hesitate to consult our Alfa Romeo 147 category.
