2000 A6 symphony radio problem

2000 A6 symphony radio problem - SAFE mode

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Bruce W. Ellis - 23 Jun 2006 23:24 GMT

Hi all:

The battery on my A6 went flat on me today - causing the Symphony Bose
radio to go into SAFE (anti-theft) mode. After some perusing in the
manuals I found the reset procedure and the code number for my radio.
The procedure didn't work. I got the 1000 display on the radio
followed by a blank and then a 1 or 2. Entered the code according to
procedure - no luck. After a few tries, now I can't even get the 1000
display. The closest dealer is a 160 mile roundtrip. At one time
they replaced the radio trying to fix another problem (air bag
related) but I think they eventually put the original radio back in,
I'm not real confident of the service department....

Any or suggestions? Thanks.

Bruce

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daytripper - 24 Jun 2006 01:10 GMT

>Hi all:
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>Bruce

Contact the main line dealer nearest you and be prepared to provide them with
your A6's VIN. They should be able to determine the original radio code from
the VIN, so if they put the original radio back in your should then be set.
But if the original isn't actually what you're driving, they may have to put
the computer on it or pull the radio to gets its serial number to then be able
to come up with a working code...

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

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