Modern vehicles have a growing number of features and although they bring us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always easy to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Citroen Jumpy, dependent on its features, it can be difficult to know precisely how to start a Citroen Jumpy? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to many of you, dependant upon 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 explain the distinct ways to start a Citroen Jumpy with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Citroen Jumpy with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Citroen Jumpy with key?

So we commence our content which is meant to show you how to start a Citroen Jumpy, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different measures to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Citroen Jumpy:

  • Discover the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content on the steering wheel blocked on Citroen Jumpy 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 go out, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t hesitate to consult our content on orange lights on Citroen Jumpy to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Citroen Jumpy starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Citroen Jumpy,

How to start a Citroen Jumpy with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Citroen Jumpy with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Citroen Jumpy equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is roughly alike, so don’t hesitate to go back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the actions to stick to to start your Citroen Jumpy with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Citroen Jumpy 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 based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally located 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 Jumpy
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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 Jumpy

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How do I start a Citroen Jumpy without a key?

And finally, we will see, how to start a Citroen Jumpy without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Citroen Jumpy is newer than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to stick 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 isolate 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 promptly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Citroen Jumpy).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Citroen Jumpy.

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