Battery replacement didn't require entering radio code!

You need to check with your owner's manual.

I seem to recall that some need to be activated with a code before they are secured. I understand some ask the engine computer what it's serial number is and if it matches it accepts that.

Hi, Same with my 00 Jetta VR6. The car would not start due to the incredibly cold weather we were having in Montreal. As a result, the battery died. When I installed a new one, the radio flashed safe then went about its normal business. No need to enter the code...

FV

Starting somewhere around late 99 the radios were able to "pull" the code out from the instrument cluster. An you thought VW wasn't thinking about saving a few $$$ for their owners.

I'm moving to

Please don't leave us!

Oops

Oops is right. The freudian slip of 'dud' suggests that you'll be back. ;-) I think we can submit Woodchuck's name into the USENET hall of fame category for most useful poster. Is there a USENET hall of fame?

Lol.

I reason why I want more to go over there is because my ISP's new server sucks! I can go for days and not see a post here, so I'm wondering how many posts I miss! It's a VW owners wet dream come true... IT'S FREE!

Sadly usenet sercice in ISPs lately suck. I run 3 servers for different ISPs and have always many pore posts that the rest of the servers around..

I still HATE web bases forums. Navigation usually sucks....

I run the same "Invision" software on my private forums and it's very well organized! Give it a try?