Radio Code
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Radio Code
Any chance someone has access to getting radio code from VIN, Had to replace battery and don't have the radio code, I bought the car used and that was not available. The dealer want's $145 to get the code and I was willing to buy a key fob to see if they would do both under one charge and they wanted to charge two separate labor charges even though the time was under 1 hour for both. Got to love the dealers always looking for a way to gouge the customer.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
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I've replaced the battery in my '04 as well as removed it for servicing several times and never had to have any sort of "radio code". I am *somewhat* familiar with this car yet I have no idea what you are talking about. Nothing about that listed in the owner's manual that I am aware of.
Maybe if a different "radio module" was installed in your car other that the one from the factory, then it may need to have the component protection bit "removed" to communicate with the engine ECU etc. That is a dealer item only in North America unless there is some black market method that I am unaware of.
Maybe if a different "radio module" was installed in your car other that the one from the factory, then it may need to have the component protection bit "removed" to communicate with the engine ECU etc. That is a dealer item only in North America unless there is some black market method that I am unaware of.
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The buyer of my ex W12 asked me for a radio code, when i gave the car away. I said, you don't seem to be familiar with these D3's, even tough you already have one 2003 V8 on your yard.
And then i gave him a short lecture about that the radio isn't exactly possible to steal from these, because it's integrated into the car, and if one would steal the radio box from the trunk, or some other electric parts, they have "component protection".
Component protection means, that if you want to swap a used part, you need to go to the dealer (or someone with "arbites"), and get the part "cleared" from "component protection". Otherwise the swapped part will NOT work, if it has not been installed in the car from the factory, or it is a brand new unused part.
These component protection parts have a sc. "virgin state", they will accept any car they are connected to, but this is when the parts are new, or cleared By either the dealer or with an "arbites" device.
So a short answer to your question about a radio code: There is NOT one in A8 D3 2003-2009.
And then i gave him a short lecture about that the radio isn't exactly possible to steal from these, because it's integrated into the car, and if one would steal the radio box from the trunk, or some other electric parts, they have "component protection".
Component protection means, that if you want to swap a used part, you need to go to the dealer (or someone with "arbites"), and get the part "cleared" from "component protection". Otherwise the swapped part will NOT work, if it has not been installed in the car from the factory, or it is a brand new unused part.
These component protection parts have a sc. "virgin state", they will accept any car they are connected to, but this is when the parts are new, or cleared By either the dealer or with an "arbites" device.
So a short answer to your question about a radio code: There is NOT one in A8 D3 2003-2009.
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Thanks Mister Bally, Mishar and volvopentaman. I will test this once the battery is replaced I thought I saw in one of the posts that a radio code was needed after a battery change. I will put the new battery in and let you know how things go.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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