Your Kia Forte doesn’t want to start? Have you analyzed all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the problem originates from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably 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 Kia Forte ? You are on the good website, we have made this content to help you see more clearly and resolve your concerns linked to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Kia Forte, then the different methods to disable it.

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How your immobiliser system functions on Kia Forte

Before detailing the different choices available to you, here is a short intro to demonstrate the role and functions of the immobilizer in your Kia Forte. This electronic component appeared 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Kia Forte. 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 Kia Forte will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will allow you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this system will work.

The different solutions to bypass the immobiliser on your Kia Forte

Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser

First process, your key no longer permits your Kia Forte to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Kia Forte, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic check that you can not accomplish a less significant operation to bring back the normal start of your automobile. Actually, with your automobile you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Kia Forte), 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, replicate the operation until you have entered the entire code. This should enable you to start your Kia Forte without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealership

If despite a battery change, different tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Kia Forte still doesn’t work, it’s likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Kia Forte. Actually, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this problem, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can repair your Kia Forte 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 dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Kia Forte.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Kia Forte, this is not advised at all for several reasons. First your Kia Forte 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 finds out that the immobiliser on your Kia Forte has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the technique, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.

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