Need Radio help for stock system. Stuck in safe..
#1
Need Radio help for stock system. Stuck in safe..
Okay maybe im just retarded and doing this wrong, have tried multiple times, with no success. I bought this 1996 a4 in july. it sat for around 7 years. literally just sat, didnt drive.Battery fried, so radio ahs been locked.in the book there are 2 codes, one on the card, one written near it.. I tried the one on the card and it fails. I hold the DX(think its dx) and Fm 1/2 buttons , enter the code, hold them again. It flashes then still safe mode.
When i do the code written in the buttom right it shows one error. Then i enter it and that one error goes away so its clear. I then enter it againm. and now I have 2 little lines in the corner and its locked again. Wtf am i doing wrong?I called the dealership they said i would have to bring it to them and dont feel like paying. anyone know if my radio is fried or something?
Thanks
When i do the code written in the buttom right it shows one error. Then i enter it and that one error goes away so its clear. I then enter it againm. and now I have 2 little lines in the corner and its locked again. Wtf am i doing wrong?I called the dealership they said i would have to bring it to them and dont feel like paying. anyone know if my radio is fried or something?
Thanks
#3
if you try it too many times it will lock out for a long time i heard... you have to do a certain procedure to get it out of safe mode ( i had a similar problem) ... there is a write up on how to get it out of safe mode, you press the 2 buttons, type in your number, than i think it is press the 2 buttons again or something ( LOOK THIS UP) you need to do it in that order....
#6
Yep this is the code. no idea why its failing. Could the radio be bad?this thing did sit for ages near the ocean, maybe water messed up somehow.maybe i should just look to replace
#9
Ive left it running for an hour a few times to try again. And it still says i fail even though the code is right. heres whwat happens. I try the first time, when i first hold the buttons down so it starts at "1000" it gives me the one error in the bottom. I do the code, it flashes safe, then nthe one error goes away but stays in safe mode. So i wait 5-10mins..try again.. And this time it flashes safe again, and 2 errors come up. so i now i need to wait an hour to try again.. Could my radio be broken?
#10
I don't really know what the "errors" you're seeing are, but I know how frustrating it can be. I couldn't get my radio working for almost a month. Tomorrow, I'll look at my radio and try and walk you through the process. If that doesn't work then you might have to go to the dealer, or just buy a new head unit. I don't know if you can find them for your model year, but ECS tuning was pretty much giving away the stereos for face lifted B5s. Or you can try Shokan for a refurbished one.