hey i just got a 1997 C280 and my radio's anti-theft system is locking me out of it and telling me to wait. Does anybody know a code i can enter or where i can look to find the deactivation code at?

thanks

 

to the best of my knowledge there is no "standard" code. You have to got to the dealer with proof ow ownership and the VIN and you should be able to get the correct code. Did you disconnect the battery or did the battery die and replaced? Or has the lock just start on it own? If you have the owners manual and the other "stuff" that came with the car when new, there should be a card with the code on it. When I had my radio replaced when it was taken out and the new one installed someone must have had it out before as the code was written on the bottom of the radio body of the old one.

 

The local dealer here in California will give you the code over the phone, you just need to give them your VIN # (Vehicle Identification Number)

Try that first as it might save you a trip to the dealer.

 

When the radio is in the "wait" mode it must be left turned on for a number of hours before the code can be entered. If the battery is disconnected and the reconnected the radio display will read "code". After a few incorrect attempts to enter the code are made, the display will change to "wait". Get the code from your dealer, along with directions for entering it, leave the radio turned on ofer night and then enter the code. If the car has the original radio the code the dealer gives you should work. If the rdio has been replaced, you will have to pull the radio, and call the dealer with the serial number on the radio to get the correct code.