We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Renault Twizy ignition . Especially frustrating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will consequently do everything we can to help you remedy this problem as quickly as possible. To do this, first, we will explain to you what the ignition of your motor vehicle is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Renault Twizy is stuck? And, to conclude, how to unblock the key stuck in your Renault Twizy ignition.
What’s the purpose of my Renault Twizy’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Renault Twizy is a security component. Its goal is to protect your car from theft tries. It is placed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, developed in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its goal is to prevent your Renault Twizy from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not identify 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 speak about blocked neiman we generally 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 Renault Twizy ignition?
Now it’s time to explain to you why the key is stuck in your Renault Twizy ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve defined what the ignition is, it’s time to find out why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Renault Twizy that is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you change repeatedly but time has an influence on it and it can appear that you have to change it as a result of normal wear and tear. Here are the different reasons of a ignition that locks on Renault Twizy :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Renault Twizy : 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 effectively. In this case, you should feel issue inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Renault Twizy that fails: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we explained in introduction, when we speak 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 Renault Twizy: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less obvious, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal elements and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Renault Twizy ignition barrel?
We now proceed to the solutions available to you for fixing a key stuck in your Renault Twizy ignition . Depending to the origin of your problem 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 copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Renault Twizy 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 Renault Twizy.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition as a result of a defective element: If finally it is as a result of 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 expert who will also have to give you a new key to begin your Renault Twizy.
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