How many car keys does Citroen provide for the MK3 (2018)

Hi all,

I am new to C3. My questions might sound silly.

a Citreon dealer told me that these days Citreon only provide one remote key with new C3 (MK3 - 2018). Is it true?

How much does it cost to have a spare one?

Thanks in advance.

Angus

Angus wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:55 pm a Citreon dealer told me that these days Citreon only provide one remote key with new C3 (MK3 - 2018). Is it true?

I'm sorry, I cant answer that one. Maybe someone will be along soon.

Angus wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:55 pm How much does it cost to have a spare one?

There are a number of ways to go about this...and different costs.
If you want a key that will open the drivers door (NOT central locking) and start the car you can get one cut and "cloned" from a locksmith. You will need YOUR working key for this.
If you want one that works the central locking as well, you will need to find someone who can "code it in" to the car. You will need to obtain a spare key that works. What I mean by that is that a lot of the Chinese Knock-off keys you see on ebay wont work. Of course a genuine one from Citroen will work.
Of course Citroen will do all of this for a VERY pretty penny. The cost of the key and coding.
The cheapest way to get a "complete" key is to find a new genuine Citroen key on Ebay, get the blade cut at a locksmiths and then find a privateer (like LM auto repairs https://www.facebook.com/LMAutoRepairs/ ) to code it into your car. That's a lot of farting around but it is a lot cheaper.
I'm sorry, but the auto manufacturers are trying to "sew-up" the market so that you MUST go to them and they can charge as much as they want.

Angus wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:55 pm
A Citreon dealer told me that these days Citreon only provide one remote key with new C3 (MK3 - 2018). Is it true?

Angus

No it is not true. I have 2 keys and have had 2 identical keys for all 6 Citroens I have owned. Sounds that someone has lost one and they are trying to sell (or have sold) a car without the originally supplied number.

My French market 2019 came with 2 keys but only one has the central locking part on it, the other is just a simple key.

My new C3 delivered in March (Germany) came with ONE remote-control key and ONE spare without remote control, as with madman123. Nothing dubious about it.

Cloning one is not just about remote control functionality but also about coding the immobiliser transponder built into the key, I guess.

cfrank wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:01 pm My new C3 delivered in March (Germany) came with ONE remote-control key and ONE spare without remote control, as with madman123. Nothing dubious about it.

Cloning one is not just about remote control functionality but also about coding the immobiliser transponder built into the key, I guess.

This may be true in France and Germany, but certainly in the UK up to at least 2019, two identical keys are provided. I don't know whether it has changed since we got ours. What happens in other markets is interesting, but not really relevant.

routemaster1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:01 pm

cfrank wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:01 pm My new C3 delivered in March (Germany) came with ONE remote-control key and ONE spare without remote control, as with madman123. Nothing dubious about it.

Cloning one is not just about remote control functionality but also about coding the immobiliser transponder built into the key, I guess.

This may be true in France and Germany, but certainly in the UK up to at least 2019, two identical keys are provided. I don't know whether it has changed since we got ours. What happens in other markets is interesting, but not really relevant.

Just a further thought. My car has keyless entry and ignition. A non remote key would be useless for it as there is nowhere to use a traditional key. I suppose it is possible that cars without the keyless system could be provided with a simplified version as a second key. But in answer to the original post, I think it extremely unlikely that a car would be supplied with only one key.

routemaster1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:06 pm

routemaster1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:01 pm This may be true in France and Germany, but certainly in the UK up to at least 2019, two identical keys are provided. I don't know whether it has changed since we got ours. What happens in other markets is interesting, but not really relevant.

Just a further thought. My car has keyless entry and ignition. A non remote key would be useless for it as there is nowhere to use a traditional key. I suppose it is possible that cars without the keyless system could be provided with a simplified version as a second key. But in answer to the original post, I think it extremely unlikely that a car would be supplied with only one key.

Only one key would be strange, I agree. I read the questions as being about one REMOTE key. Angus?

Two remote keys for KESSY makes sense. I haven't got keyless on the C3.
However, even with keyless there's a traditional key inserted into the remote. For emergency un/lock you can remove a cap on the driver's door handle, revealing the door lock. The key is also used to disable passenger air bag and child locks for the rear doors.

In my experience it's unlikely different sets of keys for the same car model would be supplied for different markets.
Homologation and variant handling is complicated enough as it is. And I don't think a French car maker would favour a UK variant over it's own market They didn't even bother to move the fuse box to the left on RHDs, leaving you with a smaller glove box

cfrank wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:43 am

routemaster1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:06 pm

routemaster1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:01 pm This may be true in France and Germany, but certainly in the UK up to at least 2019, two identical keys are provided. I don't know whether it has changed since we got ours. What happens in other markets is interesting, but not really relevant.

Just a further thought. My car has keyless entry and ignition. A non remote key would be useless for it as there is nowhere to use a traditional key. I suppose it is possible that cars without the keyless system could be provided with a simplified version as a second key. But in answer to the original post, I think it extremely unlikely that a car would be supplied with only one key.

Only one key would be strange, I agree. I read the questions as being about one REMOTE key. Angus?

Two remote keys for KESSY makes sense. I haven't got keyless on the C3.
However, even with keyless there's a traditional key inserted into the remote. For emergency un/lock you can remove a cap on the driver's door handle, revealing the door lock. The key is also used to disable passenger air bag and child locks for the rear doors.

In my experience it's unlikely different sets of keys for the same car model would be supplied for different markets.
Homologation and variant handling is complicated enough as it is. And I don't think a French car maker would favour a UK variant over it's own market They didn't even bother to move the fuse box to the left on RHDs, leaving you with a smaller glove box

I absolutely agree. It does seem odd that the two contributions from the continent seem to contradict my experience. The sample size is small, so it would be nice to get more info from new C3 owners, both home and abroad. I don't know how many new C3 owners are on here. The problem with forums like this is that you don't get a cross section of owners. You tend to get 'enthusiasts' but the majority of people will be those trying to solve issues, and this is less likely with newer cars (except for satnav issues)