A4 Radio Stuck in SAFE Mode

[Kent McLean]

Tony Hoffman wrote:
> This is also true of Audi radios, and what I suspect. The key has to be in
> the run position, and the radio on for at least half an hour, IIRC. Been
> years since I've had to do this.
>
> Tony
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Huw Powell<audi at humanspeakers.com>  wrote:
>
>> That might not be a good idea, some of these radios go into "brick mode"
>> after too many failed tries.
>>
>> Anyway, try searching out there on the internet, I have heard of some
>> (VW?) radios that require a special procedure to get them back to being
>> ready to accept your code, like leaving the radio on (engine running...?)
>> for an hour or something like that.

If you messed up the first few tries, it locks up. Then it needs
60 minutes "on" with no interruption. BTDT.  You don't want to mess
up a 2nd time.

More here:
<http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audi/radios/>

-- 
Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
gone: too many to count, including my first, "Bad Puppy"