Your Citroen C4 Spacetourer doesn’t want to start? Have you analyzed everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue originates from your immobiliser ? It is certainly plausible, actually that it is in question if your automotive doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting for no reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Citroen C4 Spacetourer ? You are in the right place, we have created this post to help you see more clearly and solve your problems connected to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Citroen C4 Spacetourer, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Citroen C4 Spacetourer
Before describing the different alternatives available to you, here is a short intro to describe the intent and functions of the immobilizer in your Citroen C4 Spacetourer. This electronic element appeared 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Citroen C4 Spacetourer. Actually, 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 C4 Spacetourer will go each time you insert 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 instant, that it will let you turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different solutions to bypass the immobiliser on your Citroen C4 Spacetourer
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First process, your key no longer allows your Citroen C4 Spacetourer to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Citroen C4 Spacetourer, but first of all you should try this procedure to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not perform a less significant procedure to reestablish the normal start of your car. Actually, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Citroen C4 Spacetourer), 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, duplicate the procedure until you have entered the full code. This should let you start your Citroen C4 Spacetourer without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealer
If even though a battery change, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Citroen C4 Spacetourer still doesn’t want to start, it’s probably your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Citroen C4 Spacetourer. Actually, your transponder must have been injured 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 dealership who can repair your Citroen C4 Spacetourer key. Depending 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 dealership if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Citroen C4 Spacetourer.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Citroen C4 Spacetourer, this is not recommended at all for several reasons. First your Citroen C4 Spacetourer 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 C4 Spacetourer has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the technique, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.
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