MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Juliand on April 17, 2017, 08:44:29 am

Title: Battery Replacement - Will I Need Code for Radio?
Post by: Juliand on April 17, 2017, 08:44:29 am

As title....Plan on changing battery sometime, but I don't have the code for the radio / satnav. It's the standard OEM one. Car is 05. Any thoughts, please...

Cheers

Title: Re: Battery Replacement - Will I Need Code for Radio?
Post by: prp74 on April 17, 2017, 08:54:38 am

When I changed my battery it didn't require a code. I have the factory MFD sat nav.

Title: Re: Battery Replacement - Will I Need Code for Radio?
Post by: Shamm on April 17, 2017, 12:25:55 pm

If it does ask for code start your car it should start working after a few seconds

Title: Re: Battery Replacement - Will I Need Code for Radio?
Post by: Craig Stanley on April 17, 2017, 03:52:55 pm

Mines same year and I've disconnected the battery quite a few times and its never asked for a code.

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Title: Re: Battery Replacement - Will I Need Code for Radio?
Post by: Chris92 on April 17, 2017, 04:07:13 pm

It'll be fine, had mk5 and mk6 battery's off my cars for over 24 hours before and didn't lose the radio code

Title: Re: Battery Replacement - Will I Need Code for Radio?
Post by: Shoduchi on April 17, 2017, 04:23:38 pm

The radio code is stored in the cluster on mk5s and more recent models. You won't need the code and VW doesn't give it anyways. Only saw a few people saying otherwise but not sure what were their radios. :confused: