Your Genesis G80 doesn’t want to start? Have you analyzed all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue comes from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably plausible, actually that it is in question if your vehicule doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting for no reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Genesis G80 ? You are on the good website, we have created this content to help you see more clearly and solve your concerns related to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Genesis G80, then the different ways to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Genesis G80
Before explaining the different alternatives available to you, here is a short intro to show you the aim and operation of the immobilizer in your Genesis G80. This electronic element was invented 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Genesis G80. Indeed, 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 Genesis G80 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it controls 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 enable you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different solutions to bypass the immobiliser on your Genesis G80
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First methodology, your key no longer enables your Genesis G80 to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Genesis G80, but first of all you should try this approach to start it and take it to a mechanic check that you can not accomplish a less significant procedure to restore the normal start of your automobile. Indeed, with your automobile you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Genesis G80), 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 automobile 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 whole code. This should let you start your Genesis G80 without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealership
If despite a battery swap, several tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Genesis G80 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 device from your Genesis G80. Indeed, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To fix this issue, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can restore your Genesis G80 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 Genesis G80.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be thinking to bypass the immobilizer from your Genesis G80, this is not advised at all for some reasons. First your Genesis G80 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Indeed, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to start it. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Genesis G80 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the methodology, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.
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