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Ford M-series (Visteon) radio

How to tell it’s this radio, find its serial and enter the code.

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When it’s locked, the display shows

CODE ----
Serial looks like
M123456M and 6 numbers
Show the serial
Hold 2 + 6
Taking it out
Not needed for the serial

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On this page
  1. Is this your radio?
  2. Find the serial
  3. Enter the code
  4. Locked out

Is this your radio?

Fitted toFord Fiesta, Focus, Mondeo, Transit, Galaxy, Ka, Escort and Cougar up to about 2005, plus Jaguar S-Type and X-Type and Land Rover Freelander, Discovery and Defender of the same years.
Radio namesFord 4000 RDS, 5000 RDS, Sound 2000, 3000 Traffic and early 6000 CD
SerialM and 6 numbers, for example M123456
A letter O counts as a zero.
When lockedThe display shows CODE ----

Find the serial

  1. Turn the ignition on and switch the radio on.
  2. Hold buttons 2 and 6 together for 2–3 seconds.
  3. Watch the screen: the serial scrolls past, usually last. Write down the letter and 6 numbers.
  4. Nothing? Try buttons 1 and 6 instead. Still nothing? The serial is also on a label on the radio itself.
DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!M123456!!!!!123456BUTTONS 1–6
Hold the lit buttons with the radio on. The serial appears on the display.

Enter the code

DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!CODE!!!!!!123456BUTTONS 1–6
Press button 1 twice for 2, button 2 five times for 5, button 3 eight times for 8, button 4 four times for 4, then press button 5 to confirm.
  1. Press button 1 until the first number of your code shows. Do the same with buttons 2, 3 and 4.
  2. Press button 5 to finish (Land Rover: the right-hand arrow button).
  3. Code not accepted? The screen shows LOCKED and a number. Stop before it gets to 10 and read our locked radio help.

Locked out?

LOCKED 10: leave the radio and ignition on for about an hour, then try again, or hold button 6 for 10 seconds to get 3 more tries. LOCKED 13 means those tries are used up: the radio then needs a Ford dealer or a radio specialist.

What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →

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This radio is covered on: Ford radio code, Jaguar radio code, Land Rover radio code, Visteon radio code.

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