Locked out of your Volkswagen stereo after a battery change? Here's exactly what to do.
If your Volkswagen radio is showing "SAFE" and won't play, it has activated its anti-theft lock — usually after a dead or disconnected battery. You'll need your factory unlock code to get it working again. Here's how.
Volkswagen radios show SAFE when the anti-theft coding is active. The code is matched to the unit's serial number.
Send us your Volkswagen radio serial number (or VIN where applicable) and we'll look up the correct factory code and email it to you. Standard delivery is 30 minutes to 24 hours, 7 days a week; Express is guaranteed within one hour during business hours.
Enter the 4-digit code using preset buttons 1–4, then confirm.
We've supplied factory car stereo unlock codes since 1998, with a money-back guarantee if we can't retrieve a working code. Thousands of Volkswagen owners have used us to get their radios playing again.
Need help entering it? See the Volkswagen input manual.