On May 19, 9:35 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> Since you do have a code, can you somehow have the code confirmed?
> Last year I think one of the VW service personnel "gave" me a code to a
> radio free, while another one said that it was not possible without the
car
> being there. I hope he was not fired after that! :-)
> They just want to make some more $$$.
> I wonder how much they charge to change the batteries in those
switchblade
> keys. 8^o
>
> Of course it would help if you pulled out the radio and wrote down the
> serial #. ;-)
> I have even found a couple of radios that had their codes written on
them
> after I pulled them out.
> If you don't have the original radio, maybe someone did that already.
> (fingers crossed)
>
> Of course you are entering the code correctly...........right? Some are
> different and a little tricky too! <g>
> Or is the radio in "SAFE" mode all of the time?
>
> "Andre" <andre...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
>
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> > On May 15, 2:43 pm, Ed Pirrero <gcmschem...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On May 13, 7:39 pm, "dave AKA vwdoc1"
<vwdoc1nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> > So the code can not be entered?
> >> > Maybe the dealer can get you the code if you get the serial # off
the
> >> > radio.
>
> >> Not unless you pay for it. Oh, and the serial number on the radio
> >> must match the VIN.
>
> >> I suppose that if you personally knew someone at the dealer, you
could
> >> get somewhere without those restrictions.
>
> >> But trying to get a free code out of the dealers nowadays is close to
> >> impossible.
>
> >> E.P.
>
> > I have called the dealer and asked. I was told that they would have
> > to do a "scan" and that the charge would be at least one work-hour
> > ($110).
>
> > What I have to do is to remove the radio and verify that the Radio
> > serial number matches that in the radio manual. I have no reason to
> > believe that the radio was ever replace but I have no way to know for
> > sure. I am also trying to contact the previous owner.
>
> > Andre
Hi Dave,
Thank you for your comments. What did you mean by asking "Or is the
radio in "SAFE" mode all of the time?".
Thank radio has worked fine since I bought the car about 2 years ago.
The safe code came out after I disconnected the battery and it's been
there since then.
Andre
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