C. Redl

According to a previous post, not all radios have their security feature enabled<br>from the dealer. Mine doesn't. To enable it I am supposed to hold down FM2 and<br>RDS until the word CODE appears (if SAFE appears, your security feature has<br>been activated). Then wait until 1000 appears and enter in my code to enable.<p>Can I enter in any code here (make it something I can remember), or do I have<br>to still use the code that came with my manual.<br>

G. Hale

Normally the SAFE only comes on after a power loss to the radio. By holding the RDS and FM2 keys, you bring up CODE, just for a second and then the 1000 appears. That's where you use the 1 2 3 and 4 keys to change the display to match the code on the radio card in your manual. If you match the code wrong (3 times I believe) then the radio permanently locks and you have to take it to the dealer for repair. That's the best I can remember from the manual anyway.<p>I haven't tried to SAFE lock the radio by holding the FM2 and RDS keys, so I don't know if that works or not. But I have had it in SAFE mode after disconnecting the battery for some rewiring.<p>G. Hale<br>'98.5 2.8 QMS

C. Redl

I took my radio out and re-installed it, and it fired right up without<br>showing SAFE in the display. Didn't have to enter my own code to<br>get the radio to work. I'm not going to try to activate the security<br>feature yet, since I'm not worried about theft and I'm doing some stereo<br>wiring and don't want to have to keep entering the code everytime<br>I hook it back up for testing.