Your Ford C Max doesn’t start anymore? Have you tried all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the problem emanates from your immobiliser ? It is certainly possible, in fact that it is in question if your automotive doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Ford C Max ? You are on the good website, we have created this article to support you see more clearly and solve your trouble related to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Ford C Max, then the different techniques to disable it.

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How your immobiliser system functions on Ford C Max

Before explaining the different alternatives available to you, here is a short intro to show you the aim and functions of the immobilizer in your Ford C Max. This electronic element came out 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your Ford C Max. 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 Ford C Max will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one required by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, 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 possibilities to bypass the immobiliser on your Ford C Max

Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser

First process, your key no longer permits your Ford C Max to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Ford C Max, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic examine that you can not do a less important operation to bring back 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 Ford C Max), 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 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 operation until you have entered the full code. This should enable you to start your Ford C Max without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealership

If in spite of a battery change, different tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Ford C Max still doesn’t work, it’s most likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Ford C Max. Actually, your transponder must have been affected or must have fallen off your key. To correct this problem, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can restore your Ford C Max 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 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 Ford C Max.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Ford C Max, this is not advised at all for different reasons. First your Ford C Max would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Actually, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to start it. Furthermore to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Ford C Max has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the methodology, 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 Ford C Max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford C Max category.