Your Volvo S90 doesn’t start anymore? Have you analyzed everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is quite possible, in fact that it is in question if your automotive no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Volvo S90 ? You are on the good article, we have written this post to help you see more clearly and resolve your problems relating to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Volvo S90, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Volvo S90
Before detailing the different solutions available to you, here is a short introduction to demonstrate the aim and operation of the immobilizer in your Volvo S90. This electronic part appeared 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Volvo S90. 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 Volvo S90 will go each time you insert 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 allow you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this device will work.
The different solutions to bypass the immobiliser on your Volvo S90
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First methodology, your key no longer enables your Volvo S90 to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Volvo S90, but first of all you should try this procedure to start it and take it to a mechanic check that you can not accomplish a less important operation to bring back 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 Volvo S90), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it contains 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 whole code. This should enable you to start your Volvo S90 without having to remove the immobiliser.
Fix your key at a key specialist or your dealer
If even though a battery change, different attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Volvo S90 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 Volvo S90. Actually, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To resolve this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can repair your Volvo S90 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 dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Volvo S90.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Volvo S90, this is not advised at all for some reasons. First your Volvo S90 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 Volvo S90 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.
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