changed the battery, now stereo locked
changed the battery, now stereo locked
Hey,
I was hoping someone else may have experienced this and might be able to help me. I have a 98 Z28. My battery crapped out the other night. Bought a new one, took out the old one, put in the new one. Little did I know that this would activate my anti-theft lock on my stereo. I didn't even know my stereo had this feature! I am not the original owner and I have no way of contacting them to ask about the code. I attempted to speak with the dealership I purchased the car from. They want to charge me $90+ to unlock the stereo for me. Does anyone know the codes? I can't imagine paying that much money for someone to punch in a few codes into my car. Please help!
Thanks! Any ideas or input would be appreciated!
Suzy
I was hoping someone else may have experienced this and might be able to help me. I have a 98 Z28. My battery crapped out the other night. Bought a new one, took out the old one, put in the new one. Little did I know that this would activate my anti-theft lock on my stereo. I didn't even know my stereo had this feature! I am not the original owner and I have no way of contacting them to ask about the code. I attempted to speak with the dealership I purchased the car from. They want to charge me $90+ to unlock the stereo for me. Does anyone know the codes? I can't imagine paying that much money for someone to punch in a few codes into my car. Please help!
Thanks! Any ideas or input would be appreciated!
Suzy
Last edited by suzym012480; Jan 1, 2017 at 11:13 PM. Reason: removing personal data from post
Re: changed the battery, now stereo locked
Theftloc Bypass
1. Press and hold presets 2 & 3 for about 10 seconds until the first 3 digits of the display code are displayed
2. Write the numbers down.
3. Press the AM FM button, write down the next 3 numbers
4. Call 1-800-537-5140, when asked, enter 139010*, when asked enter the 4 or 6 digit code (obtained from Steps 1-3) from the radio and an *, for example using my code, 702712*, you will get an unlock code, write it down.
5. Go back to the car, press the HR button and set the first 2 numbers, then press minute button and set the next two last numbers, press AM FM button, SEC should be displayed, turn on radio
To remove customers code, repeat step 5. you should see --- on radio face, the code is now out of the radio.
1. Press and hold presets 2 & 3 for about 10 seconds until the first 3 digits of the display code are displayed
2. Write the numbers down.
3. Press the AM FM button, write down the next 3 numbers
4. Call 1-800-537-5140, when asked, enter 139010*, when asked enter the 4 or 6 digit code (obtained from Steps 1-3) from the radio and an *, for example using my code, 702712*, you will get an unlock code, write it down.
5. Go back to the car, press the HR button and set the first 2 numbers, then press minute button and set the next two last numbers, press AM FM button, SEC should be displayed, turn on radio
To remove customers code, repeat step 5. you should see --- on radio face, the code is now out of the radio.
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