Before you start
Get the code right first time if you can. Most radios allow a set number of tries and then lock themselves for an hour or more — and a few stop for good. If you are not certain of the code, stop and check the serial against the label rather than guessing.
Eclipse ESN
Units: Eclipse ESN units
Fitted to: Cars with an Eclipse radio, fitted at the factory or added later.
Getting the serial first
You need the code before any of this is any use, and the code comes from the serial.
- The ESN (the serial) shows on screen when the radio is locked.
- Or read it from the label on the radio.
What it looks like: 6 letters and numbers
Putting the code in
- Enter the 6 characters exactly as given.
Check whether this is the radio you have →
If the code is refused
Nine times in ten it is one of three things. The code belongs to a different radio, because the serial was misread — an O taken for a zero, or a 1 for an I. The numbers went in in the wrong order. Or the radio is already counting down from an earlier attempt and will not take anything until it clears.
Stop before you use up the tries. Read what the display is telling you first: LOCKED, WAIT, SAFE and ERR each mean something different, and most of them just want the ignition left on for an hour.
Still stuck?
If the code came from us and the radio will not take it, say so on your order page and we will put it right or refund you. That is the whole point of the guarantee: a code that does not work is not a code you paid for.