Re: Radio reset on E34

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tomas,

I can't necessarily speak for your radio, but I have an 1993 E34 and a 1995 
E36, and they both have the same radio, so...

The codes are five digits long.  If you make a mistake, continue entering 
digits until you've entered five, and start again.

You get three chances to enter the correct code.  If you enter three 
incorrect codes, you'll get locked out for 60-90 minutes.  If you don't want 
to wait this long, unhook power from the radio (pull it out of the dash and 
unhook the connectors), or unhook the battery (less desirable).

As long as the car has a battery hooked up, you can enter the code.  The 
ignition doesn't need to be turned on.  In fact, you don't even need to have 
a key in the ignition.  There is a power lead to the radio that's always on 
(to retain preset station memory), and it will also detect when you enter 
codes.

Of course, with the ignition off, you won't see the 'CODE' display on the 
radio, but the radio will be waiting for the code.

Hope this helps.

- -rb

>
>Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 16:27:16 -0600
>From: tsperez@domain.elided
>Subject: Radio reset on E34
>
>What exactly is the procedure for resetting the radio on my 1994 540i?  And 
>how many chances do I get to type in the code?  Do I have the accessory on 
>only or engine running?  If I have exceeded my number of tries how do I 
>reset it so that I can try again?
>
>TIA,
>
>Tomas S. Perez
>tsperez@domain.elided

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