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Vauxhall CDR500 / CDR2005 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
GM0205Y901916214 letters and numbers starting GM
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 toVauxhall and Opel, including the Astra, Corsa, Zafira, Vectra, Meriva, Combo, Omega and Signum.
Radio namesThe CDR500 and CDR2005 CD radios
Serial14 letters and numbers starting GM, for example GM0205Y9019162
Type all 14, exactly as printed.
When lockedThe display shows CODE ----

Find the serial

  1. The serial is not shown on screen.
  2. Take the radio out with radio removal keys (some have extra screws to undo first).
  3. Copy the serial from the label: 14 letters and numbers starting GM.

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. Hold AS and switch the radio on. The screen shows SAFE, then 10 - - - -.
  2. Buttons 1 to 4 set each number.
  3. Hold AS until it beeps.

Locked out?

You only get 10 tries before the radio locks for good, so please don’t guess.

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

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This radio is covered on: Vauxhall radio code, Philips radio code.