Your Citroen Xantia doesn’t start anymore? Have you tested all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the issue originates from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably possible, indeed that it is in question if your automotive no longer wants to start or stalls when starting for no reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Citroen Xantia ? You are in the right place, we have created this article to support you see more clearly and fix your problems connected to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Citroen Xantia, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Citroen Xantia
Before detailing the different solutions available to you, here is a short introduction to describe the aim and operation of the immobilizer in your Citroen Xantia. This electronic component appeared 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Citroen Xantia. 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 Xantia will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is indeed the one required by your immobilization box. It is only at this instant, that it will allow you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this device will work.
The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Citroen Xantia
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First technique, your key no longer enables your Citroen Xantia to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Citroen Xantia, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a garage examine that you can not perform a less significant procedure to bring back the normal start of your vehicle. Indeed, with your vehicle you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Citroen Xantia), 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, replicate the procedure until you have entered the entire code. This should allow your Citroen Xantia 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 Citroen Xantia still doesn’t work, it’s probably your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Citroen Xantia. Indeed, 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 dealer who can restore your Citroen Xantia key. Depending 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 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 Xantia.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Citroen Xantia, this is not recommended at all for several reasons. First your Citroen Xantia 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. Furthermore to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Citroen Xantia 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.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Citroen Xantia, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Xantia category.
