I replaced the battery in my 00 Jetta GLS yesterday. Walmart special for $50 (compared to dealer OEM for $120 that they offered to install for "free") that fits perfectly. Anyway, the car was without power for about 1 hour and after installing the battery I started the car up and turned the radio on. The first message was "SAFE" then it turned on and I programmed the channels. (factory radio but not Monsoon, I think. It has the 6 cd changer in trunk)
I thought you had to enter a code to get the radio working again after disconnecting it from power or did it somehow recognize that it never actually left the car?
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