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Author Message   barbara berlucchi (Barbara) New Member Username: Barbara Post Number: 2 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 08:48 am:    After reconnecting my battery I have found out that the code that came with my used 96 range rover is incorrect. How can I override the system to get my stereo working again?   John Cinquegrana (Johnc) Senior Member Username: Johnc Post Number: 488 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 10:54 am:    Call the dealer with the vin # and hopefully they will give you the code.... be nice to them.   Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 455 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 11:28 am:    or if they dont know it you will have to remove the radio and get the serial number and then call them back. you might need proof of ownership etc. rd   barbara berlucchi (Barbara) New Member Username: Barbara Post Number: 3 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 01:09 pm:    I have already used the vin # with a dealer and they removed the radio. Somehow the code # is different from what is on the radio. I need to know how to override the system. It has to do with leaving the car just turned on for +one hour and then starting the car and ??????   Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 457 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 01:25 pm:    IF IT HAS BEEN ON LOCKDOWN. it will not accept any codes. you have to leave the car on, for approx 1hour without touching the buttons on the radio. then it should clear the lockdown on its own and will start accepting codes, otherwise you are screewed and the radio is kaput. if you took the car to the delaer and they could not get the radio working again , you are screewed. take note that giving the dealer your VEhicle Identification Number (VIN) and the serial number on the radio itself are two different numbers. rd rd   barbara berlucchi (Barbara) New Member Username: Barbara Post Number: 4 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 07:51 am:    Rob, thanks so much for the info. Are you saying that by driving the car or just putting the key in position one for an hour will restart the stereo? I'll let you know how it works out.