How to disable the immobiliser Citroen C-zero ?

Your Citroen C-zero doesn’t want to start? Have you tried all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the issue originates from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably possible, in fact 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 C-zero ? You are on the good website, we have created this article to support you see more clearly and resolve your trouble related to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Citroen C-zero, then the different techniques to disable it.

How your immobiliser system works on Citroen C-zero

Before explaining the different alternatives available to you, here is a short introduction to describe the role and operation of the immobilizer in your Citroen C-zero. This electronic element was invented 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Citroen C-zero. Indeed, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) included in the key, and, a immobilisation control box included in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Citroen C-zero will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will permit you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.

First procedure, your key no longer allows your Citroen C-zero to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Citroen C-zero, but first of all you should try this process to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not execute a less significant process to bring back the normal start of your car. Indeed, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Citroen C-zero), 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 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 validate the digit and resume, repeat the process until you have entered the whole code. This should enable you to start your Citroen C-zero without having to remove the immobiliser.

Fix your key at a key specialist or your dealer

If in spite of a battery swap, different attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Citroen C-zero still doesn’t work, it’s almost certainly your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Citroen C-zero. Indeed, your transponder must have been weakened or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this issue, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can restore your Citroen C-zero key. Based on who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a duplicate 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 Citroen C-zero.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be thinking to bypass the immobilizer from your Citroen C-zero, this is not recommended at all for many reasons. First your Citroen C-zero would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Indeed, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Additionally to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Citroen C-zero has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the method, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.

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