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The battery went out and I had to give the car a jump. When I was done the screen says ENTER CODE! I brought the car used and never received the code. So I called the dealership I brought it from and they said they wont carry that kind of stuff. And the Acura dealership said I need to take it in and it will coast $100 to fix the problem. Does anyone know who to by pass the code.. Or is there a reset code that will get me in and allow me to enter a new code. Its a long ride anywhere with no music. Please Help!!!!

You can't bypass it. Look in your owners manual. The previous owner may have left the card with the code or jotted down the code.

Remove the radio, get the serial number from it. Drive to the dealership so they can see you are the actual owner, not some thief with a stolen radio and they may then look up the code for you. If not, then they are a crooks, try another dealer.

Just give your car to your brother...If I had a guess, I say he is awesome. He probably doesnt use a navigation system, and can freestyle so great that he doesnt need a radio...like I said, this is just a guess.

there are way to bypass the system and your local dealer will have to do it for you. They will not release that information out to the public. They will have to do a override on your system. Then you can enter the new code or leave it with out code.

you need an 'anti-theft' code to reactivate the radio. whenever the electrical power to the radio is interrupted the system "thinks" that the radio has been stolen and it goes into anti-theft mode. if you purchased the car new, then you might find a white card about the size of a credit card with the owners manual or papers you received when you bought it. that card would have the anti-theft code on it.if you can't find the card, call the dealer you bought it from. they may have the code on file from when they sold the car. however, most dealers only keep records for 7 years and often in remote storage locations so don't count on them having the code.if you don't have the card, look inside the glove box for a white label about 1" long and 1/2" high. It may have two rows of numbers or just one. If it has two rows, the 5 digit number on the top is your anti-theft code. if it has one row of numbers about 9 charactors long, it is the serial number for the radio.if you have only the serial number for the radio, you can call any Honda dealer, give it to them and ask them to look up the radio code on their Acura system. each radio code is specific to the serial number of the radio; there is no 'universal' code.if you can't find the tag in the glove box, look under the rear trunk lid. if the car has an ashtray, pull it out and look at the backside or underside of the ashtray. the dealers put the tags in a variety of places when they did the initial inspection on the car.if you can't find the tags, then try this. with the key in the igntion switch and the key ON but the rado turned OFF, hold in the station select buttons number 1 & 6 with your right hand. then, while holding those buttons in, turn the radio ON with your other hand. You should see a series of 5 charactors on the display starting with the letter U and followed by 4 numbers. write them down. then the display will change to a second set of 5 charactors starting with the letter L and 4 numbers. write them down. then call the honda dealer and give them those numbers--those numbers are the serial number of the radio.if all else fails, the radio will have to be removed to get the serial number off of the manufacturer plate on the back of the radio. dealerships will not charge to retrieve the code for you but will charge to remove the radio.The NAVI code is a separate issue. You'll have to find the original code on the tag inside the glove box or elsewhere or otherwise you'll have to have the unit removed. There is no alternative on that one if it doesn't come back to life with the radio (it may work when the radio is reactiated).hope that gives you some direction. I think you'll be able to get the radio activated again. one note--you have 3 shots to enter the code correctly or you'll get an error message. if you get that, disconnect the negative battery cable and leave it off for 3 minutes to clear the error mode. then reconnect the cable and you can then enter the code.Hope that helps

Open the glovebox and look in the side but on the outside of the box there might be a sticker with a 4 digit number that's your code for the radio. I all acuras are the same that's it cuz that's where I got mine for my RSX good luck

The one and six buttons are only for recent Acuras and Hondas (2005 or newer) Look all over the car, at our dealership we hide the codes under the fuse box lid, I have seen them on the inside of glove boxes as well. The radio code is 5 digits the numbers are such that they can be entered with the preset buttons on the radio, the Navi codes are 4 digits. The serial number for the radio and Navi is on the back of the radio and navi component. Thus you have to take it out. That is the only way there are no miracle overide codes that is why it is called an anti theft device without these codes they are worthless. If you enter the code wrong and the radio says error then you have to diconnect the positive battery terminal for 3 minutes and it will reset. Finally if you can figure out the dealer of origin and the car is not too old then they will have it on file.

look inside of fuse box cover, under the hood

You need an 'anti-theft' code to reactivate the radio. find the card with the anti-theft code on it.