Your Citroen Berlingo doesn’t want to start? Have you tested all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is actually quite possible, indeed that it is in question if your automotive no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Citroen Berlingo ? You are in the right place, we have created this post to support you see more clearly and resolve your trouble related to this part. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Citroen Berlingo, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Citroen Berlingo
Before detailing the different choices available to you, here is a short introduction to demonstrate the purpose and functions of the immobilizer in your Citroen Berlingo. This electronic element was invented 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Citroen Berlingo. 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 Citroen Berlingo will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is indeed the one asked 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 system will work.
The different solutions to bypass the immobiliser on your Citroen Berlingo
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First process, your key no longer permits your Citroen Berlingo to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Citroen Berlingo, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic check that you can not do a less significant procedure to restore the normal start of your automobile. In fact, with your automobile you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Citroen Berlingo), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it contains the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your automobile 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, replicate the procedure until you have entered the entire code. This should enable you to start your Citroen Berlingo without having to remove the immobiliser.
Fix your key at a key specialist or your car dealership
If despite a battery change, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Citroen Berlingo 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 Citroen Berlingo. In fact, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can fix your Citroen Berlingo key. Based on 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 dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Citroen Berlingo.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Citroen Berlingo, this is not recommended at all for many reasons. First your Citroen Berlingo would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Furthermore to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it finds out that the immobiliser on your Citroen Berlingo has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the process, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.
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