Hello Everyone
Two days ago I bought a 2000 Camry through an agency. I'm in New Zealand. The radio/cassette player (Type A) in the handbook LCD shows 'SEC' with ignition on which I'm informed means the security requires a reset as maybe the battery has been disconnected. Now I've been thru the book and tried putting in a new 3-digit code but this just used up one of the 9 lives ('Err1'). So to the local Toyota dealer I go. He finds no PIN in the Toyota computer system but figures it may be based on the engine number? so gives me another number to try, but that is wrong too and I've used Life 2 ('Err2').
They can remove radio and send it away to the Toyota radio supplier who will reset the infernal machine ... depending on who I talk to this is NZD$100 or $200. I've talked to everyone from the selling agent, the previous owner, the previous Toyota servicing company and the local Toyota co, but that's the best advice I've had. Unfortunately there is no guarantee on the unit as I bought it as is where is.
So maybe I do need to send away, but before I do this wondered if there was anything at all which I could try to workaround the problem. Any ideas please?
Thanks Graeme