Contemporary cars have a growing number of features and despite the fact they bring us a lot of comfort, some of them are not always easy to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Citroen C8, according to its features, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Citroen C8? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will teach you the different ways to start a Citroen C8 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Citroen C8 with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Citroen C8 with key?
So we commence our article which is meant to show you how to start a Citroen C8, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find down below the various steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Citroen C8:
- Identify 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 browse our article on the steering wheel blocked on Citroen C8 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Insert 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to browse our article on orange lights on Citroen C8 to learn the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Citroen C8 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Citroen C8,
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How to start a Citroen C8 with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Citroen C8 with key or will explain you how to do it for a Citroen C8 equipped with a key card and not a key. The method remains roughly similar, so don’t think twice to go back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the actions to stick to to start your Citroen C8 with a card:
- Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Citroen C8 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 placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually situated on the centre console.
- Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Citroen C8
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Citroen C8
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How do I start a Citroen C8 without a key?
And finally, we will see, how to start a Citroen C8 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Citroen C8 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to adhere to:
- 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 together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, 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 C8).
There, you’ve found out all the ways to start a Citroen C8.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Citroen C8, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C8 category.
