Citroen Xsara Radio Problem

[DJT Rob]

I have just bought a Xsara 2.0 diesel 2002 reg and love it. Problem is it dident come with a radio in it... I have fitted a pioneer I had but obviously no steering controls cause you have to buy a £35 adapter! Question is is that I want to buy an original unit for the car but I don't know which one I am suppose to buy as there are afew types!? Also I'm not so sure about the coding if anyone has a clue as it dident have a handbook! Any help appreciated!

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

You can read/save/print the handbook from the service.citroen site http://service.citroen.com/ddb/ but it does not cover as early as your car but I would think most of it is relevant. Sometimes the handbooks are left in the drawers under the front seats so worth a look. Also if you register on this site  http://service.citroen.com/pages/index.jsp

as another professional and a member of the Citroen Owners Club you can see the parts diagrams. Use your VIN (VIS) to find your car in the top left box and if you look at the left column under Characteristics it may say which radio was originally installed on your car.

 

Citroen radios are coded to the car on which they were originally installed as a theft precaution. So if you got a used one it would not work in your car. However, there may be places that can decode them for a fee and possibly recode it to your car. If you bought a new one from Citroen it would be coded to your car if you provide your VIN.