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Is this a Ford V-series (6000 CD)?

How to tell, and where its serial number is.

Serial
V and 6 numbers V123456
Locked display
CODE ----
Serial on screen
Yes: hold 1 + 6
Taking it out
Not needed for the serial
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Ford V-series (6000 CD) car radio
A Ford V-series (6000 CD) radio. Radios vary: the serial and what the locked screen says are the surest signs.
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, C-Max, S-Max, Fusion and most other Fords from about 2003 to 2008.
Radio namesFord 6000 CD, 6006 CD, later 4500 RDS and Sony CD
SerialV and 6 numbers, for example V123456
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 1 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 2 and 6 instead. Still nothing? The serial is also on a label on the radio itself.
DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!V123456!!!!!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 →

Brand pages

This radio is covered on: Ford radio code, Visteon radio code, Sony radio code.

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