Contemporary cars have an increasing number of options and nevertheless they give us a lot of comfort, some of them are not all the time simple to use. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Citroen C-zero, depending on its options, it can be challenging to figure out how to start a Citroen C-zero? Even if this required act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will explain the different procedures to start a Citroen C-zero with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Citroen C-zero with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Citroen C-zero with key?

So we begin our article content which is meant to learn you how to start a Citroen C-zero, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the different steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Citroen C-zero:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Citroen C-zero that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to browse our article content on orange lights on Citroen C-zero to discover the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Citroen C-zero starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Citroen C-zero,

How to start a Citroen C-zero with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Citroen C-zero with key or will explain you how to do it for a Citroen C-zero equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is still more or less similar, so don’t hesitate to get back to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the guidelines to adhere to to start your Citroen C-zero with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Citroen C-zero is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is commonly based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly located on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Citroen C-zero

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Citroen C-zero

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How do I start a Citroen C-zero without a key?

And at last, we will see, how to start a Citroen C-zero without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Citroen C-zero is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Citroen C-zero).

There, you’ve learned all the ways to start a Citroen C-zero.

To get more tips on the Citroen C-zero, take a look at the Citroen C-zero category.