We all have trouble with our motor vehicle sooner or later, regardless it’s because you run out of gas, have a fuse trouble, or your car doesn’t want to start, all these malfunctions tend to embarrass us and we are generally incapable to deal with them. That’s why all of us tries its best to accompany you in front of these problems, and today we will try to demonstrate you how to manually lock your Citroen Xsara? Indeed, if you have no more power, you will not have the ability to use the central locking of your car anymore. We will first teach you how to manually close the sunroof of your Citroen Xsara, and secondly, how to manually lock the doors of your Citroen Xsara.

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How to manually close the sunroof of a Citroen Xsara ?

So we will commence our article content with the solution to enable you to close manually your Citroen Xsara and more exactly the sunroof or the panoramic roof of this one. Regardless your battery is empty, or you have removed the battery, you will not have access to the power controls of the sunroof of your Citroen Xsara, and consequently not anymore have the opportunity to lock it. Unfortunately, you don’t have many possibilities to allow you to close them. Indeed, to manually close the sunroof of a Citroen Xsara , there is only one alternative which consists in using the manual command to close it. It is not visible without removing a plastic cover which is based in front of the sunroof. To discover the exact location of this screw consult your car’s guidebook. It will then be enough to screw it on until the roof is entirely closed.

How to manually close the doors of a Citroen Xsara ?

And now, we will certainly move on to the section that interests you most, how to manually close a Citroen Xsara , but this time we will concentrate on the doors of this one. Indeed, your car may have run out of battery in front of your house, you been able to open the doors and try to turn it on, but whilst waiting to find a remedy you want to be sure that no one will be able to get into it. Unfortunately, it’s more or less the same trouble as the sunroof on your Citroen Xsara. Indeed, without power, it will be unfeasible to activate the door central lock. On some models , you will have a push switch on the window frame that you can press manually to close your Citroen Xsara manually, but this is becoming less and less common. So we will give you as before the only two possibilities to enable you to close your car without energy:

  • Get a new battery and install it to close the doors of your Citroen Xsara, or find one in good condition. But, you will need access to the bonnet to do this
  • Connect your Citroen Xsara to a running car to transfer energy and recharge your vehicle’s battery. This will at least give you enough power to close the doors of your car. In the event that you have any doubts about your battery’s ability to keep the charge. Be sure you close the doors of your car while it is still linked to the other automobile. Once you have achieved this, you can disconnect your battery and close the bonnet

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If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Citroen Xsara, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Xsara category.