1998 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 179
1998 Chevrolet Astro Manual
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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 ignition is on. 2. Press MN and 000 will appear on thedisplay. I 3. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree with your code. 7 3 I 4. Press HR to make the first one ortwo digits agree with your code. 5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the secret code you have written down. The display will show SEC, indicating the radiois now operable and secure. If you enter the wrong code eighttimes, INOP will appear on the display. You will have to wait an hour with the ignition on beforeyou can try again. When you try again, you will only have three chances to enter the correct code beforeINOP appears. 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 RUN. 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 the first one ortwo digits agree with your code. 7. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the secret code you have written down. The display will show ---, indicating that the radio is no longer secured. If the code entered is incorrect, SEC will appear on the display. The radiowill remain secured until the correct code is entered. When battery power is removed and later applied to a secured radio, the radiowon't turn on and LOC will appear on the display. To unlock a secured radio, see "Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent FeatureAfter a Power Loss" earlier in this section.