Modern vehicles have an increasing number of functionnalities and nevertheless they give us a lot of comfort, some of them are not all the time simple to operate. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Citroen C6, according to its functionnalities, it can be difficult to figure out how to start a Citroen C6? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem very clear to most of you, dependant upon the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the several methods to start a Citroen C6 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Citroen C6 with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Citroen C6 with key?

So we begin our article which is designed to teach you how to start a Citroen C6, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find under the various steps to be executed to turn on the engine of your Citroen C6:

  • Distinguish the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to read our article on the steering wheel blocked on Citroen C6 that is blocked to find out 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 up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to read our article on orange lights on Citroen C6 to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Citroen C6 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Citroen C6,

How to start a Citroen C6 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Citroen C6 with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Citroen C6 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still roughly the same, so don’t be reluctant to return back to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the steps to follow to start your Citroen C6 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, examine on your dashboard if your Citroen C6 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally situated 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 C6
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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 C6

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How do I start a Citroen C6 without a key?

And at last, we will see, how to start a Citroen C6 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 C6 is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate 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
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Citroen C6).

There, you’ve discovered all the solutions to start a Citroen C6.

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