The usual method
- Switch on. The display shows CODE, SAFE or 0000.
- Press button 1 until the first number is right. Then buttons 2, 3 and 4.
- Press the confirm button for your radio (see table).
Confirm button by radio
| Radio | Set each number | Finish with |
|---|---|---|
| Ford M / V series | Buttons 1–4 (press again to count up) | Button 5 |
| Land Rover | Buttons 1–4 | Right-hand arrow button |
| Renault / Dacia / Vivaro | Buttons 1–4 | Hold button 6 for 5 seconds |
| VW / Audi / Škoda / SEAT | Buttons 1–4 | Hold a seek/rocker button 2+ seconds |
| Vauxhall CDR500 / CDR2005 | Hold AS + power, then buttons 1–4 | Hold AS until it beeps |
| Fiat 199 CD / Daiichi | Press the button for each number, once | None: it takes the 4th number by itself |
| Blaupunkt | Buttons 1–4 | Hold button 5 (or the tuning knob) |
| Jaguar Alpine | Press the button with each number on it | A beep means it worked |
| Honda | Buttons 1–6, one press per number | None (touchscreens: ENTER) |
| Toyota ERC | Enter all 8 characters | As prompted |
Step by step for your radio’s maker
The name on the front of the radio decides the buttons. Each of these guides goes through every press for that maker’s radios, and what the screen does when a code is wrong.
- How to enter a Blaupunkt radio code (also Bosch)
- How to enter a Philips radio code
- How to enter a Grundig radio code
- How to enter a Clarion radio code
- How to enter a Visteon radio code (also Sony)
- How to enter an Alpine radio code
- How to enter a Panasonic radio code
- How to enter an Eclipse radio code
- How to enter a Continental radio code
- How to enter a Daiichi radio code
- How to enter a Delco radio code (also Siemens VDO)
If it says CODE again
The code was entered wrongly or is for a different radio. Stop and check the serial against the label before trying again — every wrong try adds a delay. Read the locked radio guide.
Blaupunkt tip
Some older Blaupunkts won’t go above 1 for the first number. We send a second code for those automatically.