Hi does the standard CD headunit require a code or come with one?

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Yes - mine was in the manual

mine is in manual too, sticker on cover page from inside

If its a symphony unit, you don't need to worry if you're just disconnecting it from the battery, it will remember the car

Should be in the radio manual somewhere.

I've memorised mine now after having the battery off so many times. lol

If its a symphony unit, you don't need to worry if you're just disconnecting it from the battery, it will remember the car

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Mine didn't when I replaced the main battery - had to feed the code in to make it work...

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Mine didn't when I replaced the main battery - had to feed the code in to make it work...

I've been told sometimes it can take up to half an hour for the radio to decode itself, how long did you leave it?

About ten seconds...

My mums decided to lock itself following a flat battery and the code in the manual didn't work.

In the end i just swapped it with the Sympohony i'd removed from my car and gave her my code.

It's still sat in the my garage now unusable and unloved waitnig to go to a dealer to be "looked at"

About ten seconds...

Ditto. Need code.

If it's the original radio the ecu stores the code so it doesn't matter how long the batterys been disconected. However if you put a different radio in, the ecu knows the radio and car don't match so you need to go to the dealer for a new code. It costs £20. I've recently done this because I fit a second hand Symphony to bring the car back to standard.

About ten seconds...

Changed battery last year after car had been sitting for a few months. By the time i got in the radio came to life. Very quick

Hi no sold it and just sent off the symphony manual but guy says the code isnt present.

So its present in the symphony audio manual, not the car manual?

Has anyone tried those internet sites that acquire the codes for you? and if so how much and who did you use?

Cheers

If it's the original radio the ecu stores the code so it doesn't matter how long the batterys been disconected. However if you put a different radio in, the ecu knows the radio and car don't match so you need to go to the dealer for a new code. It costs £20. I've recently done this because I fit a second hand Symphony to bring the car back to standard.

Mine is the original radio. It does not store the code - every time battery has been disconnected it needs manual entry.

Then it's not been given time to learn properly. It should in theory code to the dash cluster.

just remembered when my battery been changed engine was running and didn't need any code even I have one. So been shocked my self when been told is possible but it's work.