850 Radio Code

Discussion in 'Volvo 850' started by pkallis, Oct 21, 2006.

  1. pkallis

    pkallis Guest

    Gents,

    Here's another small issue: the battery was dead in my '96 850 GLT and I
    had to put the code back in, after jumping the battery. However, I
    forgot the code and put in the wrong code three times and it seems to be
    locked in off position.

    I think I have the code somewhere, but:

    1) What happens if I can't find the code?
    2) What happens if I find the code; will the radio respond to the
    correct code, or will it remain locked?

    Thanks...
     
    pkallis, Oct 21, 2006
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  2. pkallis

    Glenn Guest

    You have to keep the key on with the radio on for about 4 hours until
    the radio resets & says code on display then if you have correct code
    you can enter if you can not find the correct code then you have to
    contact your local Volvo dealer who will be able to assist you in
    getting the radio code
    Glenn

    --
    "*-344-*Never Forgotten"
    Is for the New York City Firemen who lost their lives on September 11,2001.
    The official count is 343, but there was also a volunteer who lost his life
    aiding in the initial rescue efforts. And I will never forget them as
    long as I live,
    nor should any American.
     
    Glenn, Oct 21, 2006
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  3. pkallis

    Marvin Guest

    Car radios are usually made to self-destruct if the wrong
    code is entered 3 times. Otherwise, a thief could get the
    radio to start by entering different sets of 3 numbers, and
    the maximum number of attempts to make it work would be
    1000, with an average of 500 tries.
     
    Marvin, Oct 21, 2006
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  4. pkallis

    Inno Guest

    My 98 V70 has 4 digits, so that means 10,000 combinations or an
    average of 5,000 tries!

    Good luck! If they were that hard-working they wouldn't be stealing
    for a living!
     
    Inno, Oct 22, 2006
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  5. pkallis

    izzy Guest

     
    izzy, Oct 22, 2006
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  6. pkallis

    izzy Guest

    Glen is right, we did exactly what we he said, and the Volvo dealer
    does supply the Radio code.. mine is a 1990 Volvo,, and we are working
     
    izzy, Oct 22, 2006
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  7. pkallis

    Mike F Guest

    Of course if you can only use the numbers from 1-6, you don't have
    10,000 combinations, only 1,296. And there's probably a few they don't
    use, like 1234 or 1111.

    --
    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, Oct 23, 2006
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