MadeInJapan wrote:Call your dealer with your car's VIN# and they'll give you your code.

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Hi, Was changing car battery and radio was of corse blocked by the security code. I have lost the code card , never used it before, so i have no clue what it could be. Is there any way I can fix it myself ?

but buy a test light for basic troubleshooting- the bulb draws an amp or two and will better show you a voltage drop across a bad connection, whereas a meter can still read battery voltage if so much as one strand of a wire is intact, because it draws so little current. You can keep it in the car a...

Forget the gauge on your battery charger. In my experience seldom do they actually work properly, and you it may be an ammeter and not a volt meter. A multimeter is great if you know how to use it (ie: set range, configure test leads, ect.) but buy a test light for basic troubleshooting- the bulb d...

If I understand you question correctly, the battery charger is for the battery only and it is not for testing circuits and devices. One of the best electrical trouble-shooting devices is a digital multimeter. If I could not measure voltage and resistance, then I would be lost. However, a 12v test l...

I haven't got testlamp - can i use battery charger with an ampermeter instead? should be same effect?

cn2000 wrote:It's the triangularish box on the drivers front strut tower that houses many of the system relays, fuses and the main power feed from the battery. Remove the cover and you will see the nut I am talking about.

Thanks, gotcha.

MIJ may definately be on the right track with the ign switch. If you don't get signs of life when jiggling the key, FWIW (this happened to me) I would suggest: You need to work your way from the battery to the electrical distribution panel with a test light. Buy or dig one out of your toolkit. First...

Hi, used my V70 99 automat few days ago. Everything was OK. Outside was abt minus 5 degrees Celsius after heavy rainfalls few days ago. Today tried to open it and the power was gone, alarm control diode lamp was not flashing, central lock did not function. Suspected flat battery. took the battery o...

Hi, used my V70 99 automat few days ago. Everything was OK. Outside was abt minus 5 degrees Celsius after heavy rainfalls few days ago. Today tried to open it and the power was gone, alarm control diode lamp was not flashing, central lock did not function. Suspected flat battery. took the battery ou...