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 check out why the key is stuck in your Jaguar F-Pace ignition . Particularly frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from using your car. We will so do everything we can to help you fix this issue as soon as possible. To get this done, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Jaguar F-Pace is stuck? And, finally, how to unblock the key stuck in your Jaguar F-Pace ignition.
What’s the aim of my Jaguar F-Pace’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Jaguar F-Pace is a secureness part. Its purpose is to protect your car from theft tries. It is positioned on the steering column of your car, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its purpose is to prevent your Jaguar F-Pace 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 generally 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 Jaguar F-Pace ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Jaguar F-Pace 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 Jaguar F-Pace that is blocked, do not hesitate to seek advice from 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 happen that you have to change it due to normal wear and tear. In this article are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Jaguar F-Pace :
- Normal wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Jaguar F-Pace : As we said over, 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 such a case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Jaguar F-Pace that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we described in introduction, when we talk about the neiman we tend to include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is defective, the neiman will not let the key turn in the cylinder of the lock
- Someone forced too much on the ignition barrel of your Jaguar F-Pace: Finally, last possibility, and it’s more or less rational, 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 Jaguar F-Pace ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for handling a key stuck in your Jaguar F-Pace ignition . According to the origin of your issue the solutions will not be similar, discover them below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try softly 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 Jaguar F-Pace is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Jaguar F-Pace.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a defective element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will regrettably have to change the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we advise you to go to a professional who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Jaguar F-Pace.
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