Touchscreen • Button Radios • Steering Wheel Remote

How to Enter Your Car Radio Code

Already have your code but not sure where to type it? The exact steps depend on your radio type — touchscreen, physical buttons, or steering wheel remote. Here's how to do it for each one.

Renault & Dacia — MediaNav / EasyLink

Touchscreen Radios

Newer Renault and Dacia models with a touchscreen — the code is entered directly on the display using an on-screen number pad.

1
Turn the ignition on. If the radio is locked, the screen asks for the code and shows a numeric keypad.
2
Tap your 4-digit code on the on-screen keypad.
3
Confirm with the OK or Enter button on screen.
4
The system unlocks and loads normally — this can take a few seconds on MediaNav units.
Renault & Dacia — Classic / List Radios

Button Radios

Older Renault and Dacia radios (List, Classic, and pre-2012 models) don't have a touchscreen — the code is entered using the physical preset buttons.

Method 1 — Radio Buttons
1
Turn on the radio. Display shows CODE, then 0000.
2
Press button 1 repeatedly until the 1st digit of your 4-digit code is displayed.
3
Repeat with buttons 2, 3, and 4 for the remaining digits.
4
Press and hold button 5 or 6 (depends on the model) for a few seconds until the radio confirms and unlocks.
Method 2 — Steering Wheel Remote If buttons don't respond
1
If the radio's front-panel buttons are unresponsive or worn, some models let you enter the code with the remote stalk behind the steering wheel.
2
Turn the radio on. The display shows 0 0 0 0.
3
Rotate the thumb wheel to set the 1st digit, then press the bottom button to move to the next one. Repeat for all 4 digits.
4
After the last digit, press and hold the bottom button to confirm and unlock.
Buttons not responding at all? This can happen on older radios after years of use. If your car has a remote stalk behind the steering wheel, try the steering wheel method before assuming the radio is faulty. Not every model has one, so check your owner's manual.
Ford — Button Radios (V-Series / M-Series)

Ford Radios

Ford radio units enter the code digit by digit using the preset number buttons.

1
Turn on the radio. Display shows CODE with _ _ _ _.
2
Press button 1 until the 1st digit of your code appears on the display.
3
Do the same with button 2 for the 2nd digit, 3 for the 3rd, and 4 for the 4th.
4
Press button 5 to confirm and unlock.

Don't have your code yet? Look it up by VIN or serial number for your brand:

Renault Radio Code Dacia Radio Code Ford Radio Code

Frequently Asked Questions

On button radios (Renault, Dacia, Ford), each preset button cycles through the digits 0–9. Keep pressing it until the digit you need shows on the display, then move on to the next button.

It depends on the radio model. Try button 5 first and hold it for a few seconds until the radio reacts. If nothing happens, try button 6.

On some Renault and Dacia models you can enter the code with the remote stalk behind the steering wheel: turn the thumb wheel to set each digit, then press the bottom button to move on. Not every model has it, so check your manual.

Check that every digit is right before you confirm. It's easy to press once too many and skip past a digit. If all digits are correct and it still fails, make sure the code was generated for your radio's serial number, not just for the car.

After wrong attempts the radio locks for a while, and the wait gets longer with every mistake. Leave the ignition on and the radio switched on until it asks for the code again, then enter the correct one. Don't keep retrying while it's locked.

On Renault and Dacia, the pre-code is the 4-character ID (one letter and three digits) that you read from the radio. It's what you give us to get your code. The radio code is the 4-digit number you enter on the radio to unlock it.

Almost. On both, you use buttons 1–4 and press each one until the right digit appears. The difference is the last step: on Ford you press button 5 once to confirm, while on Renault/Dacia you hold button 5 or 6.