1997 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 142

Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After a Power Loss Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than 15 seconds between steps: 1. LOC appears when the ignitionis on. 2. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display. 3. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree with yourcode. 4. Press HR to make thefirst one or two digits agree with your code. 5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the secret code have written down. you The display will show SEC, indicating the radiois now operable and secure. If you enter the wrong code eight times, INOP will appear on the display.You will haveto wait an hour with the ignition on before you can again. When try you try again, you will only have three chances to enter the correctcode before INOP appears. If you lose or forget your code, contact your dealer. Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than 15 seconds between steps: 1. Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or ON. 2. Turn the radio off. 3. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until SEC shows on the display. 4. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display. 5. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree with your code. 6. Press HR to make thefirst one or two digits agree with your code. 7. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the secret code you have written dow The display will show indicating that the radio ---, is no longer secured. If the code entered incorrect, SEC will appear the is on display. The radio will remain secured until the correct code is entered. When battery power removed and later applied to is a secured radio, the radio won't turn on LOC will and appear on the display. To unlock a secured radio,see "Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After Power Loss" earlier a in this section.