Danpitt Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 I have a Xsara 1.9 HDi estate and the remote control keys have stopped locking the car. One stopped a while ago and I assumed it was the battery so I have been using the other one which has now stopped working too. Replacing the battery does nothing so I am locking it manually by the door which is working fine. Both keys became a little tempremental before stopping completely and sometimes I found myself pushing the buttons very hard a number of times to get them to work, but now nothing! The car has done 135K miles so the pcb's in the keys may have had it I suppose? Any ideas for fixes or cheap repairs would be really welcome. Dan Quote
baza2000 Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 I have a Xsara 1.9 HDi estate and the remote control keys have stopped locking the car. One stopped a while ago and I assumed it was the battery so I have been using the other one which has now stopped working too. Replacing the battery does nothing so I am locking it manually by the door which is working fine. Both keys became a little tempremental before stopping completely and sometimes I found myself pushing the buttons very hard a number of times to get them to work, but now nothing! The car has done 135K miles so the pcb's in the keys may have had it I suppose? Any ideas for fixes or cheap repairs would be really welcome. Dansometimes under the button in the remote control gets dirty but you have to open it up and give it a clean on the circit board.. Quote
Guest BangerDriver Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 I just got 2000 1.9D Xsara to replace my trusty ZX. The guy I got it off said the 2 button key plip just needs a new battery and it'll work fine. I got one but no luck. I blew any dust out and all the rest but then I heard that on replacement of battery they need reprogrammed and have tried the instructions on www.programyourkeys.com but I dont know what the LED they are talking about is. My plip is wedged shaped and the key folds into it. It has a rubber edge with two buttons within. A 10mm long one and a 5mm long one. There is no LED on the plip and no LED within the car which relates to the PLIP. Anyone any ideas? And let me know if you have any luck with that site!! Quote
Guest BangerDriver Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 I just got 2000 1.9D Xsara to replace my trusty ZX. The guy I got it off said the 2 button key plip just needs a new battery and it'll work fine. I got one but no luck. I blew any dust out and all the rest but then I heard that on replacement of battery they need reprogrammed and have tried the instructions on www.programyourkeys.com but I dont know what the LED they are talking about is. My plip is wedged shaped and the key folds into it. It has a rubber edge with two buttons within. A 10mm long one and a 5mm long one. There is no LED on the plip and no LED within the car which relates to the PLIP. Anyone any ideas? And let me know if you have any luck with that site!! Quote
Danpitt Posted March 19, 2008 Author Posted March 19, 2008 I have found a solution to the romote key locking problem on my Xsara and thought anyone with the same problem would be interested. Open the driver's door and leave it openPut key in ignition and turn ignition onPress and hold lock button for 5 secondsTurn off ignition and remove keyWait 5 seconds and test key It's worth checking the battery in the key fob is okay first but this worked a treat for me and saved the £45 my local Citroen dealer wanted to charge me! Good luck, Dan. Quote
sunnycarrot Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Hi Danpitt Thanks a lot for your advice, it was very helpful! It saved me bags of money as my local garage has advised me today that they would have to damage my back left door to open it and fix my central locking. Your trick worked, many thanks! Do you think it is an intermittent problem? Quote
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