I forgot I needed no 1551 tool and believe it or not the radio still worked. So I guess I pulled it out for nothing but at least we have the code now as Didi at Carlsen looked it up for me. Howard Dinits > What's up with that? Do I really have to find someone with > a VAG 1551 every time I disconnect the battery? Is there > some other way to "reestablish the basic setting" of the > TCM without the 1551? >