How to disable the immobiliser skoda fabia ?

Your skoda fabia doesn’t want to start? Have you tested everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the problem emanates from your immobiliser ? It is 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 skoda fabia ? You are on the good website, we have created this article to support you see more clearly and fix your concerns related to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your skoda fabia, then the different methods to disable it.

How your immobiliser system works on skoda fabia

Before detailing the different choices available to you, here is a short intro to show you the purpose and operation of the immobilizer in your skoda fabia. This electronic component appeared 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your skoda fabia. 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 skoda fabia will go each time you put the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is in fact 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 system will work.

First procedure, your key no longer allows your skoda fabia to start, you want to deactivate the immobiliser of your skoda fabia, but first of all you should try this approach to start it and take it to a mechanic examine that you can not execute a less significant procedure to reestablish the normal start of your car. Actually, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your skoda fabia), 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, replicate the procedure until you have entered the whole code. This should let you start your skoda fabia without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer

If in spite of a battery change, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your skoda fabia 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 device from your skoda fabia. Actually, your transponder must have been damaged or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this problem, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can restore your skoda fabia 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 skoda fabia.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your skoda fabia, this is not advised at all for many reasons. First your skoda fabia 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 skoda fabia has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the methodology, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.

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