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Offline Action jackson

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Mfd2 help
« on: February 25, 2013, 10:36:40 am »
Hi guys, I've had my car stood for about 2 weeks now and when I tried starting it last night
The battery was dead. Got a bump start of a mate,but thing is when I turned my sat nav on
It's asking for a code. I bought the nav unit off here years ago and no longer have the sellers
Details. Can anyone help please
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2013, 11:50:49 am »
When you bought the sat nav was a code supplied? I suspect so as it's a not your original unit.

I take it you've lost the code in which case you are quite possibly stuffed.
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2013, 12:41:12 pm »
If all else fails, it might be worth taking the sat nav out and checking the person you bought it off hasn't written the code on the case somewhere.
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2013, 01:34:43 pm »
The person supplied it in a kettle box. No code written down anywhere, it never asked for a code when I installed it
And as never asked for one since. I have disconnected my battery on numerous occasions. It was strange yesterday as the car behaved weirdly. It was flashing indicators and only the middle of my dash was lit, I'm screwed aren't I. I don't have the sellers details anymore  :sad1:
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2013, 01:48:46 pm »
There are places that will decode them for a small fee. Why not Google 'Radio decoding in (area you live in)' and see what comes up.
For example here's a place in the North East :- http://autoarm-ne.co.uk/Radio-Decode.html (I don't know or recommend them just using it as an example).
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2013, 01:58:07 pm »
I can't see how you installed it in the first instance without a code.

Units don't normally need a code once they have been installed and a code input. The car then remembers the unit.
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2013, 02:40:27 pm »
I have no idea, just removed my old unit and plugged this in. It came straight on. Tried starting the car again before and it's just clicking like crazy from the dash then everything dies.will get a trickle charger on it tonight,then look for someone in the northwest. Thanks for the replies everyone
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2013, 04:51:06 pm »
Any help on this please guys. My diesel doesn't do it without the radio
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Re: Mfd2 help
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2013, 04:58:06 pm »
Just removed unit and the serial engraved is VWZ1Z7E552047. If this helps I'd be very grateful.
Thanks everybody. Ps tried a local place but they wanted £15 and I'm poor at the moment, waiting on pity thanks
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