Xantia Headlights Have Started Flashing!

[hibobs]

Recently got this car and the radio never work and figured it was the fuse as it had no life to it what so ever. I had to pull each fuse out one by one to find which one it was and of course it was the last one I tried. The problem now is when a door gets opened or the ignition gets turned on or off the head lights flash for about 30 seconds.

Any one know what this is and how to solve it? Also the radio has lost its code so where do I get that from?

[DaveWalling]

Hi Hibobs,

Welcome to the forum, the problem you describe is the alarm going off. The alarm itself has been silenced, there is a switch in the engine bay. To stop this from occurring when you turn on the ignition, look for a button on the dash on the right hand side of the steering wheel. It should be the left most button of the three, turn on the ignition, then within ten seconds press and hold this button until the lights flash, you should now find that they no longer flash when you open the doors etc. What has happened is that when you have checked the fuses, you have cut the power to the alarm, in doing so you have reset it, the same thing happens if you disconnect the battery, so be warned. If you have the owners manual (located same side as the button, under the dash) full details are in that. As for the radio code, I think that requires a trip to your local Citroen dealer, although I will look through some of the earlier posts. Oh by the way thank your lucky stars that the alarm is silenced, if you do want to turn it back on as I previously mentioned the switch is in the engine bay, nearside of the bay you will find a small flap at the rear, underneath there is a lock. Simply insert your ignition key and turn!!

Hope this helps. :P

 

Have had a look and found the following reply to a previous post, regards to Colin Hunter.

"If you know the dealer that originally supplied the car, they may still have the details on record. Any dealer shuold be able to find out the code from Citroen UK AT A PRICE. However all is not lost. Have a look at this ebay page and you'll find a decoding service for £15. Cheers and happy festives

 

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll...le=Xantia+radio "

 

If you do need to remove the radio, I have included a link to download the Haynes manual, download part 1, wait 10-15 mis then download part 2, unzip both parts and you have the full Haynes manual.

http://pdftown.com/Citroen-Xantia-Service-Manual.html

[hibobs]

Thanks Dave that’s a great help.

I have only just recently got this car so I know very little about it and don’t have the owner’s manual. Any one know where I can get one of those from or a download? It’s a 1.9LX TD.

 

I figured the lights problem was an alarm error of some kind so I found the fuse for it, pulled it out, turned ignition on, then put the fuse back in and that seems to have sorted it with regards to the lights flashing but not sure if the alarm is actually working now!

 

look for a button on the dash on the right hand side of the steering wheel

 

Is that the button that has something to do with muting the interior ultrasonic emitter?

[DaveWalling]

You got it one! :angry:

Thats it, as I said before just press it before ten seconds after turning the ignition on, however as you seem to have sorted it I would leave it alone!!

[hibobs]

Sorry to be a pest but what should the little red light be doing above the radio? It used to flash all the time now it only comes on when I press the interior emitter mute button!

 

I've got a feeling that the alarm is working but not being activated as I'm locking it buy key as fob batteries seem to be flat. But that still doesn't explain how the alarm LED used to always flash but not now. :angry:

[DaveWalling]

Sorry for the delay in replying, On mine the LED flashes until the ignition is turned on and then it goes out. The alarm should be being activated even if you lock the door with the key! Oh, and you are not a pest! The reason we are here is to help one another, so don`t feel bad about asking for help. I am wondering if when you pulled the fuse that you may have damaged something? Might be worth disconnecting the battery, leave it for 5 mins then reconnect it and try again, obviously you will need to reset the alarm as described before, and re-enter the radio code if you have managed to get it. Apart from that I am stumped I am afraid. :rolleyes:

[Guest Eric2286]

Hello, I'm new here, I took the opportunity to download the Haynes manual from your link but my comp says it's a .rar file and can't open it can you tell me how please? Eric.

[Guest Colin Hunter]

Hello, I'm new here, I took the opportunity to download the Haynes manual from your link but my comp says it's a .rar file and can't open it can you tell me how please? Eric.

 

You need either an up to date version of winzip, which you should be able to down load for free, or a programme called "Winrar" which you may have to pay for. Alternatively, do a search in google for .rar, I came up with this site. http://www.freesoftware4all.co.uk/compression.htm

 

Cheers, Hope this helps :(