How to disable the immobiliser Renault Modus ?

Your Renault Modus doesn’t start anymore? Have you analyzed everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the trouble originates from your immobiliser ? It is quite possible, actually that it is in question if your car doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Renault Modus ? You are on the good article, we have written this article to support you see more clearly and solve your concerns related to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Renault Modus, then the different techniques to disable it.

How your immobiliser system works on Renault Modus

Before describing the different alternatives available to you, here is a short intro to explain the aim and functions of the immobilizer in your Renault Modus. This electronic part came out 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your Renault Modus. In fact, 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 Renault Modus will go each time you insert the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will permit you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.

First procedure, your key no longer permits your Renault Modus to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your Renault Modus, but first of all you should try this approach to start it and take it to a garage verify that you can not perform a less important operation to bring back the normal start of your car. In fact, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Renault Modus), 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, repeat the operation until you have entered the entire code. This should allow your Renault Modus to start without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer

If despite a battery swap, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Renault Modus still doesn’t work, 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 Modus. In fact, your transponder must have been affected or must have fallen off your key. To fix this trouble, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can fix your Renault Modus 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 dealership if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Renault Modus.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Renault Modus, this is not advised at all for different reasons. First your Renault Modus would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Moreover to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Renault Modus has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some websites online still give the methodology, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.

In the event that you have any further questions about the Renault Modus, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Modus category.