We continue our series of articles on what can get stuck on your car. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, in this article we’ll take a look at why the key is stuck in your Citroen Ds3 ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and therefore from employing your car. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve this issue as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will show you to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Citroen Ds3 is stuck? And, at last, how to unblock the key stuck in your Citroen Ds3 ignition.
What’s the aim of my Citroen Ds3’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Citroen Ds3 is a secureness component. Its intent is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your car, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its intent is to prevent your Citroen Ds3 from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your car key. It is closely connected to the starter switch which will incorporate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we speak about blocked neiman we quite often refer to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your car.
Why is the key stuck in your Citroen Ds3 ignition?
Now it’s time to show you to you why the key is stuck in your Citroen Ds3 ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve detailed what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Citroen Ds3 that is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on this matter. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change regularly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it as a result of regular wear and tear. Here are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Citroen Ds3 :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Citroen Ds3 : As we explained above, with time, the components of the neiman can become seized up, or become packed with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from working properly. In this case, you should experience struggle inserting and turning the key before it locks entirely.
- An element of the ignition of your Citroen Ds3 that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we talk about the neiman we often 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 Ds3: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your car before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus damaged the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Citroen Ds3 ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for resolving a key stuck in your Citroen Ds3 ignition . According to the source of your issue the solutions will not be the same, 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 Ds3 is clogged as a result of impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a couple of minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Citroen Ds3.
- 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 advise you to go to a professional who will also have to give you a new key to start your Citroen Ds3.
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