Re: anti-theft radio code

[alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx]

"Gary I. Appelbaum" <gary@domain.elided> wrote:
>
> Group,
> In my '88 325is there is a factory installed anti-theft radio.  I
> was having some battery problems: the battery was too low to start
> the car, removed it, charged it, didn't take a charge, refitted it,
> bump started the car, removed old battery, installed new battery.
> Now all is well with the electrical system.

Alright.

> But the radio will not take the code.  I know I have the correct code.

Gary,
How many times have you tried entering the code? Did you do it yourself or
had helpers?
IIRC, the radio goes into "I'm stolen mode" after three (3) unsuccessful
attempt to enter the code.
Once there, it will stop accepting the codes. The only way to reset it is
to keep it ON for more than 60 minutes. Drive around for an hour with the
radio on showing the words 'code'. Then try again.
Remember that whenever the radio beeps while you are entering a code you
have to abort the previous attempt and start again.

> Yesterday I disconnected the battery and let it sit overnight (14+
> hours). This morning the radio still rejected the code.

Right. Power OFF (aka radio stolen and sitting on a shelf) will not reset
the radio.

alex f

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