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Rover / MG / Mini Philips 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
AR570WX814608614 letters and numbers starting AR or RG
Show the serial
On the label on the radio
Taking it out
Needed to read the label

No photo of this radio yet. Match yours by what the display says and the shape of the serial.

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

Is this your radio?

Fitted toRover, Austin, MG and the classic Mini of the 1980s and 1990s, such as the Metro, Maestro, Montego and Rover 200 and 400.
Radio namesPhilips R570, R670 and R681
Serial14 letters and numbers starting AR or RG, for example AR570WX8146086
Type all 14, exactly as printed. O here is a letter, not a zero.
When lockedThe display shows CODE ----

Find the serial

  1. Take the radio out.
  2. Copy the serial from the label: 14 letters and numbers starting AR or RG.
  3. It is also on the Security Information card, if you have it.

It isn’t shown on the display, so read it from the label on the radio’s case (usually the top or side).

Taking the radio out

The radio has to come out so you can read the label. Most slide out with a pair of radio removal keys (a few pounds from any car parts shop); some are held in by screws behind the trim. Photograph the label rather than copying it by hand.

RADIOPush both keys in until they click, then pull the radio forward

Enter the code

  1. The screen shows CODE (or -C-).
  2. Press button 1, set the first number with the tuning buttons, then press button 1 again.
  3. Do the same for all 4 numbers. Two beeps mean it worked.

Locked out?

Err or WAIT: the wait gets longer each time. Keep the radio switched on.

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

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This radio is covered on: Land Rover radio code, Rover radio code, Austin radio code, MG radio code, Mini (classic) radio code, Philips radio code.