Your Renault Clio 3 doesn’t start anymore? Have you tried all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the trouble originates from your immobiliser ? It is actually quite possible, in fact 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 Renault Clio 3 ? You are in the right place, we have made this article to support you see more clearly and fix your concerns related to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Renault Clio 3, then the different methods to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Renault Clio 3
Before describing the different choices available to you, here is a short intro to show you the intent and functions of the immobilizer in your Renault Clio 3. This electronic element came out 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Renault Clio 3. 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 Renault Clio 3 will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will permit you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this system will work.
The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Renault Clio 3
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First technique, your key no longer enables your Renault Clio 3 to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Renault Clio 3, but first of all you should try this process to start it and take it to a garage verify that you can not perform a less important operation to restore the normal start of your car. Indeed, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Renault Clio 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 car 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, duplicate the operation until you have entered the entire code. This should enable you to start your Renault Clio 3 without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer
If despite a battery change, several tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Renault Clio 3 still doesn’t want to start, it’s most likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Renault Clio 3. Indeed, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To fix this trouble, only solution, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can repair your Renault Clio 3 key. Depending 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 dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Renault Clio 3.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Renault Clio 3, this is not recommended at all for different reasons. First your Renault Clio 3 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Indeed, 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 knows that the immobiliser on your Renault Clio 3 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the process, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.
To find more tips on the Renault Clio 3, take a look at the Renault Clio 3 category.
