Your Citroen C3 doesn’t start anymore? Have you analyzed all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the trouble originates from your immobiliser ? It is actually plausible, actually that it is in question if your car doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Citroen C3 ? You are on the good article, we have written this content to support you see more clearly and resolve your problems relating to this part. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Citroen C3, then the different methods to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Citroen C3
Before describing the different solutions available to you, here is a short intro to explain the role and functions of the immobilizer in your Citroen C3. This electronic component was invented 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Citroen C3. Actually, 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 C3 will go each time you put the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this instant, that it will let you start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this system will work.
The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Citroen C3
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First methodology, your key no longer permits your Citroen C3 to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Citroen C3, but first of all you should try this process 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 vehicle. Actually, with your vehicle you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Citroen C3), 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 vehicle 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, duplicate the procedure until you have entered the entire code. This should allow your Citroen C3 to start without having to remove the immobiliser.
Fix your key at a key specialist or your dealer
If despite a battery swap, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Citroen C3 still doesn’t work, it’s likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Citroen C3. Actually, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To correct this trouble, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can repair your Citroen C3 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 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 C3.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be thinking to bypass the immobilizer from your Citroen C3, this is not recommended at all for some reasons. First your Citroen C3 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Actually, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Moreover to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Citroen C3 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 benefit people with bad intentions.
If you have any additional questions about the Citroen C3, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C3 category.
