Your Ram ProMaster doesn’t start anymore? Have you tried all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the problem comes from your immobiliser ? It is actually quite plausible, in fact that it is in question if your car no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Ram ProMaster ? You are on the good article, we have written this content to help you see more clearly and resolve your concerns connected to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Ram ProMaster, then the different methods to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Ram ProMaster
Before explaining the different solutions available to you, here is a short intro to show you the purpose and functions of the immobilizer in your Ram ProMaster. This electronic element was invented 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Ram ProMaster. 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 Ram ProMaster will go each time you put the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one expected 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 device will work.
The different possibilities to bypass the immobiliser on your Ram ProMaster
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First process, your key no longer enables your Ram ProMaster to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Ram ProMaster, but first of all you should try this approach to start it and take it to a garage check that you can not do a less important operation to reestablish 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 Ram ProMaster), 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 confirm the digit and resume, replicate the operation until you have entered the whole code. This should enable you to start your Ram ProMaster 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 Ram ProMaster still doesn’t want to start, it’s probably your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Ram ProMaster. Actually, your transponder must have been affected or must have fallen off your key. To fix this problem, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can repair your Ram ProMaster 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 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 Ram ProMaster.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be thinking to bypass the immobilizer from your Ram ProMaster, this is not advised at all for many reasons. First your Ram ProMaster would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Actually, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to start it. Additionally to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Ram ProMaster has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the method, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Ram ProMaster, do not hesitate to consult our Ram ProMaster category.
