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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
1 March 2009, 12:30 PM
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richard
Joined 22 Sep 2008
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hi everyone ,battery was almost flat, so put it on charge, went back 2 hrs later and found central locking wont work and have the key symbol light on on the dash so engine turns fine but wont start, is there a sequince to marry the key to the car? as dont have hand book. on the picasso u put the key in the ignition and hold fob button for 10 secs but dont work with the xsara hatchback any ideas, Richard
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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
1 March 2009, 3:09 PM
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ian
Joined 16 Sep 2006
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that only syncs the central locking. you need to close all the doors, open the drivers window and the bonnet. make sure the key is out of the ignition and wait for 2min for everything to shut down. now disconnect the battery for 5 min. reconnect the battery and work the door locks with the key until you see the indicators flash. you may need to try drivers and passanger side door locks. do not open or close any doors while you are doing any of this. if it does not work it will need to go on a diag tool to recode the keys.
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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
1 March 2009, 4:25 PM
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richard
Joined 22 Sep 2008
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thanks for that ian, have tried that, indicators flash and doors lock and unlock with key but not with fob, immobiliser key symbol still alight have 2 fobs checked bats were working fine befor i charged car battery, do u think i spiked something by charging with leads attached. have done it this way for 40 odd years now with no problem as i repair salvage cars, Richard
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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
1 March 2009, 10:38 PM
 Edited by ian 1 March 2009, 10:40 PM
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ian
Joined 16 Sep 2006
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the battery going flat is the problem mate. keep working the locks and pressing the buttons. c5's and xsaras are a nightmare for this. basically what happens is when you open a door or work anything electrical it wakes an ecu up. when you turn the car off if the ecu does not detect any discharge it shuts this ecu down just like you would shut a pc down. because the battery was flat when you opened the car door it will have woke the ecu up and when you have cranked the car its used whatever power is left in the battery causing the ecu to power down with out a proper shut down so just like a computer any data that was not save will be lost. in this case its the rolling code for the immobilizer. once you get the remote to work the car will start.
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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
26 April 2009, 12:16 PM
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Chris
Joined 26 Apr 2009
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Hi all, have the same problem with my xsara, as previously listed & have tried all the suggestions but mine has gone into eco mode, which does not allow me to use any accessories, including the front driver & passenger windows. Any other info or suggestions you may have would be greatly appreciated.
Chris
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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
27 April 2009, 4:36 PM
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richard
Joined 22 Sep 2008
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HI, yes i had to have mine taken to citroen on a lorry, they say only they can put the code back in for the imobiliser, it cost me £95, £45 to email france for code and £37.50 for them to put the code in plus vat, if you have the card with the code on you dont have to pay the £45, RICHARD
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xsara 2002 hdi key symbol on dash
28 April 2009, 1:40 PM
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Chris
Joined 26 Apr 2009
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Thanks Richard, have just arranged to do the same going back to Citroen, with a bit of luck by this time tomorrow I will have good news. Thanks for your help.
Chris
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