Recent automobiles have more and more features and despite the fact they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always user friendly. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Citroen C5, depending on its features, it can be hard to figure out how to start a Citroen C5? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem like common sense to most of you, dependent on 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 show you the distinct techniques to start a Citroen C5 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Citroen C5 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Citroen C5 with key?

So we start our article content which aims to show you how to start a Citroen C5, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find down below the various guidelines to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Citroen C5:

  • Determine the position 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 think twice to have a look at our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Citroen C5 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Examine 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 up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t think twice to have a look at our article content on orange lights on Citroen C5 to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Citroen C5 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 C5,

How to start a Citroen C5 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Citroen C5 with key or will describe you how to do it for a Citroen C5 equipped with a key card and not a key. The process remains more or less similar, so don’t think twice to return to the previous part to have details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the guidelines to follow to start your Citroen C5 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Citroen C5 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.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is usually based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually located on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Citroen C5

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Citroen C5

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How do I start a Citroen C5 without a key?

And to conclude, we will discover, how to start a Citroen C5 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. However, you should know that if your Citroen C5 is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects 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 jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). 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 extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Citroen C5).

There, you’ve discovered all the ways to start a Citroen C5.

If you want more guides on the Citroen C5, go to our Citroen C5 category.