RE: Code setting for radio

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The temperature in your freezer shouldn't be any lower than what you will
see on a regular basis in the Midwest (and many other areas) during the
winter months.  This shouldn't cause a problem at all.

Aaron
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bmw@domain.elided [mailto:owner-bmw@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
> Daniel L Adams
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 8:07 PM
> To: bmw@domain.elided
> Cc: lswain@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: Code setting for radio
>
> Here's an idea, thought I've never tried it.
> I have heard that putting the radio in a Zip-lock bag in the
> freezer for
> an hour will reset the code to factory defaults.
> Presumably this works by reducing the voltage of the internal battery
> that keeps the number stored on the chip.
>
> However, I would only do this as a last resort if I were you.  Subzero
> temperatures could conceivably damage the radio too. Spread
> the word if
> you do get desperate enough to try it :-)
>
> Dan
>
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