How to disable the immobiliser Peugeot 208 ?

Your Peugeot 208 doesn’t want to start? Have you analyzed everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is actually quite possible, actually that it is in question if your vehicule doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Peugeot 208 ? You are on the good article, we have written this content to support you see more clearly and resolve your concerns relating to this part. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Peugeot 208, then the different techniques to disable it.

How your immobiliser system functions on Peugeot 208

Before detailing the different solutions available to you, here is a short intro to explain the aim and functions of the immobilizer in your Peugeot 208. This electronic component appeared 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your Peugeot 208. 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 Peugeot 208 will go each time you put the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will enable you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this device will work.

First procedure, your key no longer allows your Peugeot 208 to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Peugeot 208, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a garage verify that you can not perform a less significant procedure to reestablish 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 Peugeot 208), 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 procedure until you have entered the full code. This should let you start your Peugeot 208 without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealership

If even though a battery swap, different attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Peugeot 208 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 Peugeot 208. Actually, 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 dealer who can repair your Peugeot 208 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 dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Peugeot 208.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Peugeot 208, this is not advised at all for different reasons. First your Peugeot 208 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. Furthermore to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Peugeot 208 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.

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