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Car Forum / Citroen Cars / March 2006anti theft device failure
My 1995 Xantia has a keypad based anti theft device fitted. This has stopped working ie you can put the code in but it will not allow the car to start. Does anyone know how to bypass or disable these devices. > My 1995 Xantia has a keypad based anti theft device fitted. > > This has stopped working ie you can put the code in but it will not > allow the car to start. > > Does anyone know how to bypass or disable these devices. Have you tried disconnecting the battery for a few minutes to see if the computer will 'reset'?  Signature-- ^^^^^^^^^^ -- Whiskers -- ~~~~~~~~~~ > My 1995 Xantia has a keypad based anti theft device fitted. > > This has stopped working ie you can put the code in but it will not > allow the car to start. > > Does anyone know how to bypass or disable these devices. What are the lights on the keypad doing? Is it still beeping on each keypress? I have seen one Xantia that the keypad was disabled, I asked the customer the start code and he said "dont bother with that it has never worked and starts fine if you leave it alone" So me being a nosey bugger had a quick look, when i lifted the keypad out I noticed that the Grey wire going to the keypad had been cut and put to earth. I am not saying that this will do it, as I am not an electrical guru, but it seemed to work on this one. Maybe someone else can comfirm this!!!! Be it on yer own head to try it. Regards. Slim. > > My 1995 Xantia has a keypad based anti theft device fitted. > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > What are the lights on the keypad doing? > Is it still beeping on each keypress? Adrian The keypad bleeps when the code is put in and the green light comes on but the red one stays on as well. The pad does not bleep but there is no live in the engine. >> > My 1995 Xantia has a keypad based anti theft device fitted. >> > >> > This has stopped working ie you can put the code in but it will not >> > allow the car to start. >> > >> > Does anyone know how to bypass or disable these devices. >> What are the lights on the keypad doing? >> Is it still beeping on each keypress? > The keypad bleeps when the code is put in and the green light comes on > but the red one stays on as well. The pad does not bleep but there is > no live in the engine. <tries to think> I know that's been mentioned on the XM email list - IIRC it's a symptom of poor connections. Take the keypad out, clean it all up, and put it back together. If you get the keypad working, then you can clip a wire, but you MUST have the green light and the car starting when you do so. >. If you get the keypad working, then you can clip a wire, but you > MUST have the green light and the car starting when you do so. IIRC you can just disconnect it when the car is running. The other possibility is fuse F2 (I believe). Someone blew that fuse in my Xantia once (not me, a garage) and this disabled the keypad. Mined ewe it also disabled the speedo as well. SignatureMalc >>. If you get the keypad working, then you can clip a wire, but you >> MUST have the green light and the car starting when you do so. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >once (not me, a garage) and this disabled the keypad. Mined ewe it also >disabled the speedo as well. At what point is the car running if it won't start? :-) SignatureIan >> If you get the keypad working, then you can clip a wire, but you >> MUST have the green light and the car starting when you do so. > IIRC you can just disconnect it when the car is running. I think that's the problem... >>> If you get the keypad working, then you can clip a wire, but you >>> MUST have the green light and the car starting when you do so. > >> IIRC you can just disconnect it when the car is running. > > I think that's the problem... D'oh SignatureMalc Permitted to use the outs de lan |
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