HELP citroen 1.9 deisel

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HELP citroen 1.9 deisel

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Recently i made the blunder of misfueling. During the time it was left standing the battery went flat. When i re-charged it a little flashing red light goes on, which i think doubles as the interior heat warning light (according to Haynes manual) AND the left exterior main light flashes on/off. When fully charged i can drive it and this goes off. No alarm sounds, trouble is this keeps re-draining the battery.
The key i have is damaged in terms of the circuit part which automaticaly locks the car, dont know if this is related.
Any ideas? thanks
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You mean the left HEADLIGHT ?
Then it is the alarm that is packing up.
Could well be related to the key. Often the alarm can be made to behave by flipping it on-off a couple of times.
Dont think you simply can remove the fuse for the alarm, as I dont think you can start the engine then.
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Post by druist »

yes i mean the left headlight
just my luck the keyfob has packed up too, agghh. 70 quid for a new one. Dont suppose there is a manual override - i dont care if the alarm is rendered useless?
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Post by AndersDK »

Why not try remove the alarm fuse and take it from there ....
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Post by druist »

^Worth a try, but wont this affect other things?
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Post by vanny »

Is it even a Citroen alarm? I didnt think they where an option on the BX, but you havent said which vehicle it is. If its a Xantia then i'd say you can disable it with the key fob, or by pulling the relay out by the steering wheel, though this does stop the lights working if i remember!
So questions are;
Which car?
Is it a Citroen alarm?
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