We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After seeing why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Citroen C4 Picasso ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from utilising your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you fix this issue as soon as possible. To achieve this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Citroen C4 Picasso is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Citroen C4 Picasso ignition.
What’s the goal of my Citroen C4 Picasso’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Citroen C4 Picasso is a security feature. Its aim is to secure your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Citroen C4 Picasso from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked to the starter switch which will integrate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we talk about blocked neiman we quite often make reference to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Citroen C4 Picasso ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Citroen C4 Picasso ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Citroen C4 Picasso that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on this subject matter. A neiman is not a wearing component that you change frequently but time has an influence on it and it can happen that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Citroen C4 Picasso :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Citroen C4 Picasso : As we explained over, over time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become filled with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working properly. In such a case, you should feel difficulty inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- An element of the ignition of your Citroen C4 Picasso that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we mention the neiman we tend to include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is faulty, the neiman will not let the key turn in the cylinder of the lock
- Someone forced too much on the ignition barrel of your Citroen C4 Picasso: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Citroen C4 Picasso ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Citroen C4 Picasso ignition . Depending to the source of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked as a result of a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is obvious that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the duplicate of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Citroen C4 Picasso is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Citroen C4 Picasso.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a faulty element: If finally it is as a result of an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will unfortunately have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we recommend you to go to a specialist who will also have to give you a new key to start your Citroen C4 Picasso.
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