Go to your local VW dealer with the serial number off of the radio and talk to the service manager, they should be able to give you the code. When you get the code, write it on the top of the radio so you can read it through the ash tray opening. If you're paranoid about someone stealing a stock 12+ year old radio out of your van and actually trying to use it in another vehicle, add a number to the code number, i.e. use 1111 for the number, so the code of 0421 becomes 1532, and write that number on the top of the radio. Good luck, Tim Hannink Winter Park, Florida Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Curro" <jcurro@ALUMNI.TUFTS.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:47 PM Subject: Radio says "SAFE" after battery change...
> I THINK I know why. This is an anti-theft mechanism, isn't it? Anyone > know how to recover so I can actually listen to music on the darned thing, > instead of looking at that stupid little 4-letter word? > > Thanks. > > Joe > |
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