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Andel Konstantinovic (Beachndiscovery)
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Username: Beachndiscovery

Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 10:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

hello guys, new here. I have a 99 Disco, I was cleaning the battery and now my radio says code I believe. As usual I can't find the manual to see how to reset this. Any ideas. thanks Andel
 

Tim (Snowman)
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Username: Snowman

Post Number: 617
Registered: 12-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 10:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Take your VIN to a LR dealership to get the code. I believe they can help you.
 

Jeff Mclaird (Granitedisco)
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Username: Granitedisco

Post Number: 45
Registered: 08-2003
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 11:26 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Yep - that's what I did as well - when you disconnect the battery it will reset the radio and require the security code to be entered again

Jeff
 

Andel Konstantinovic (Beachndiscovery)
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Username: Beachndiscovery

Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 01:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

thanks guys I will do that since they are about a mile from work. Andel
 

Praveen K (Praveenk22)
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Username: Praveenk22

Post Number: 31
Registered: 05-2003
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 03:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Similar thing happened to my truck when I disconnected the battery to change the serpentine belt. Called LR road assistance. They needed a copy of my registration and license much easier for me to fax it to them than go to the dealer as I got all this done from home. Got the code within minutes and had the radio back on.
 

Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
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Username: Deanbrown3d

Post Number: 1168
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 03:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Its odd - I take out the radio once, completely disconnected it, and I've undone the battery on multiple occasions, and it never complains or asks me for a code! (2001 D2 SD)
 

Stephen Hawkins (Madmole)
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Username: Madmole

Post Number: 30
Registered: 07-2003
Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 06:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

You can also enable or disable the need for the security code. RTFM for details
 

Walter Dent (Walter)
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Username: Walter

Post Number: 27
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 06:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

On the 2000 on up d2 they got rid of the code Dean. I wanted my code also (just in case) but the dealer told me I didn't need it.
 

Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
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Username: Deanbrown3d

Post Number: 1171
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 07:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Walter - ok thanks! Seems like Stephen here should RTFM lol!

:-)
 

p (Pfb)
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Username: Pfb

Post Number: 87
Registered: 08-2003
Posted on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 10:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

There should be a few cards in the owners manual, if you still have it, with the radio code printed on it if you want to avoid a trip to the dealer...
 

Stephen Hawkins (Madmole)
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Username: Madmole

Post Number: 31
Registered: 07-2003
Posted on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 11:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

My 2001 D2 has the code request!!! I'm always working on mine and got fed up with the proceedure to enter it so I disabled it. I have the mid range (Phillips) unit so maybe its a US/Europe thing or specific units

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