Citroën XANTIA key pad/immobiliser error

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francois
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Citroën XANTIA key pad/immobiliser error

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Hi everyone,

The immobiliser of my Citroën Xantia does not work properly anymore. I hope somebody can help me, since my car is now blocked somewhere on a parking lot.

Last week it already blocked two times (without using the wrong pincode), but worked fine on other occasions. I managed to fix it as follows:
1. Car blocked, I waited more than 30 minutes with the car locked, then removed the minus pole of the battery for 1 minute and connected it again, after which the system worked again.
2. Car blocked, tried the above again, it did not work. Then I removed the minus pole again for over 2 minutes and used the following procedure:
  • Close drivers door
    Switch on ignition fully and wait 4 minutes
    Switch of ignition
    open/close drivers door so interior light comes on/off
    Wait 90 seconds
    Switch on ignition
    Enter code
After this procedure the car worked again.

However, after making some more drives, with the system working properly, the car blocked again. I have not been able to unlock the system since. Besides the above methods I have checked the fuses related to the immobiliser system, they are not blown. I observe the following:
As soon as I enter the first number of my code it already beeps twice accompanied with two flashes of the green light. Having entered my correct code 3 times the car blocks (red light flashes, green light is on, beeping sound). It takes half an hour for the resulting alarm to stop. As soon as I try it again afterwards, the green light comes on and my code does not work.

Any ideas what could be the problem/solution? Many thanks in advance!