Battery went dead now the radio says lock on it. How do you get it unlocked?

Car radios have security codes to prevent them from being stolen. If they lose power, such as when replacing the battery, they lock out. This makes them worthless to anyone trying to steal them. You need to have the unlock code to reactivate the radio. It is provided with the vehicle at purchase, or by the retailer when selling replacements

You need to contact dealer and provide your VIN# to get code. Dealer is only source for theft protection codes.

On some cars there is a lockout feature on stock radio to prevent theft.If the battery went dead or was disconnected for a period of time the radio locks.Most cars you have to call dealership to get unlock code.Or contact manufacture of radio to obtain code.

Check with dealer for a 1-800 #, or they should be able to help you. Hope this helps.

you need to go to a service station with a Tech 2 scanner that can be used to unlock the radio, they are the only ones that can do it

A volvo dealership can tell you , or if you have the owners manual , and are lucky , you might find that the original owner wrote the code down in the book somewhere.

gonna need the code.....sorry.....take it somewhere who can provide for you

The radio most likely went into lock mode as this happens when there is a power interuption as when battery goes dead. Have your dealer unlock radio as they may have to hook up to computer or give you unlock code as I donot know which model of radio you have.

Yes, alot of cars have this feature. It is a anti-theft feature so if it is removed you need a code to unlock the radio (or if the battery is unpluged). If it's an after market deck than it should be in the manual if no manual than try googling it. If it is the factory deck than more than likly you will have to go back to the dealer to get the code. Good luck.

Has to be unlocked by a dealer.