Go to a dealer, the can pull the radio, to get the serial number, and use their computer to lookup the proper code. Also, the radio has a mode it goes into "lockout" when someone tries entering several wrong codes. To get out of lockout state, you have to leave power supplied to the battery for 1 hour, then reenter the correct code.

Dale

> Help! I recently purchases a 1988 325is and left my lights on. The
> battery went dead and the anti-theft radio now requires a 5-digit code
> to get it working. The previous owner had written down a code in the
> owners manual, but it does not work. How and where can I get the code?
> Is there a way to defeat this system once the code is entered to avoid
> this problem in the future? (who wants to steal a 9-year old radio and
> who needs a flashing light that says "look at me"?)
>
> thank you in advance,
> Henry Simpson
> henry_at_otter.monterey.edu
>
> 1988 325is
> 1985 535i
> 1984 318i
> 1972 2002tii
>

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