Modern vehicles have more and more features and although they provide us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always convenient to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Citroen C1, depending on its features, it can be difficult to know precisely how to start a Citroen C1? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. On this webpage we will teach you the different ways to start a Citroen C1 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Citroen C1 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.
How to start a Citroen C1 with key?
So we begin our content page which aims to learn you how to start a Citroen C1, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the various measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Citroen C1:
- Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to browse our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Citroen C1 that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Check 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 signify don’t hesitate to browse our content page on orange lights on Citroen C1 to discover the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Citroen C1 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You handled to start your Citroen C1,
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How to start a Citroen C1 with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Citroen C1 with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Citroen C1 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still pretty much similar, so don’t hesitate to return back to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to stick to to start your Citroen C1 with a card:
- Dependent on 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 C1 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 located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly placed on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Citroen C1
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Citroen C1
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How do I start a Citroen C1 without a key?
And to conclude, we will find out, how to start a Citroen C1 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Citroen C1 is newer 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 stick to:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). 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 lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Citroen C1).
There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Citroen C1.
If you need more tutorials on the Citroen C1, go to our Citroen C1 category.
