Your Kia Rio 3 doesn’t start anymore? Have you tried everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the trouble originates from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably possible, indeed that it is in question if your vehicule no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Kia Rio 3 ? You are on the good article, we have written this content to help you see more clearly and fix your concerns relating to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Kia Rio 3, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Kia Rio 3
Before explaining the different alternatives available to you, here is a short introduction to explain the purpose and functions of the immobilizer in your Kia Rio 3. This electronic part was invented 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Kia Rio 3. Actually, 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 Kia Rio 3 will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is indeed the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will enable you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different possibilities to bypass the immobiliser on your Kia Rio 3
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First procedure, your key no longer enables your Kia Rio 3 to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Kia Rio 3, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic verify that you can not execute a less important process 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 Kia Rio 3), 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, repeat the process until you have entered the entire code. This should enable you to start your Kia Rio 3 without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealer
If in spite of a battery change, several tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Kia Rio 3 still doesn’t want to start, it’s likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Kia Rio 3. Actually, your transponder must have been weakened or must have fallen off your key. To correct this trouble, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can repair your Kia Rio 3 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 dealership if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Kia Rio 3.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Kia Rio 3, this is not advised at all for different reasons. First your Kia Rio 3 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. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it finds out that the immobiliser on your Kia Rio 3 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some websites online still give the process, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Kia Rio 3, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Rio 3 category.
