Spare Key

[killie77]

Bought the Van yesterday, It drives well has a fair bit of kit I noticed the Airbag light was staying on. And the Aircon doesn’t appear to working unless I’m doing something wrong with the S,witches
I managed to get the Price down due to those Items. Unfortunately the Van only has one Key not a push button one just a plain black key with a red tab. I was wondering if I would have to go to Citroen Dealer for a new key ?
Thanks
Ian

[cancunia]

Dealer keys will cost a lot of money. I bought my spare from a very helpful eBay seller
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131301220440

The link is for a non-remote key, but they did also sell keys with a remote. For this and other online sellers, you'll proably need to supply the key number, or a reasonable picture. I also had the option to go to a local locksmith's and get a 'clone' key cut. The clone key is a simpler option as it does not require programming into the immobiliser.

[killie77]

Thanks Cancunia
That’s very helpful I just need to work out which chip transponder might have been in the original Key.
Ian

[cancunia]

If you get the working key cloned, the key cutter will take care of that for you & should also take care of the remote locking. AFAIK, the transponder chips are a quite common type, but new chips need to be registered / programmed into the car immobiliser. If you have Lexia or Diagbox, the blank key is the least cost & most secure route, otherwise a clone is probably best. Or you could see what the main dealer wants but make sure you're sitting down just in case..