# VW help **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 7, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-help/187894 "2007-02-07T12:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yelo69](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yelo69/32/6023_2.png) [@yelo69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yelo69)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-help/187894/1 "2007-02-07T12:43:29Z")
After painting a 96 Passat, I hooked the battery up and the radio went into safe mode…Anybody know how to get out of safe mode?..I have the code but can’t get SAFE to clear from the display…any help? ---
**Author:** ![VdubSPEEDracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f08c70/32.png) [@VdubSPEEDracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VdubSPEEDracer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-help/187894/2 "2007-02-07T15:01:36Z")
atleast in a MKIII: to enter your code, hold the seek and the bottom scan button for about 5 seconds untill you see 0000 on the screen. the preset numbers controll how you enter the numbers. the “1” button controlls the first button, the"2" button controlls the second, and so on. So if you want to change like the third number in the sequence to 5, you press the “3” button 5 times. once you have your code entered hold the seek and scan button again for 5 seconds and your radio should say safe for like 2 seconds, and then come on. ---
**Author:** ![yelo69](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yelo69/32/6023_2.png) [@yelo69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yelo69)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-help/187894/3 "2007-02-07T15:23:16Z")
> [@Who works at an exhaust/muffler shop?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-works-at-an-exhaust-muffler-shop/27534/20): > > atleast in a MKIII: to enter your code, hold the seek and the bottom scan button for about 5 seconds untill you see 0000 on the screen. the preset numbers controll how you enter the numbers. the “1” button controlls the first button, the"2" button controlls the second, and so on. So if you want to change like the third number in the sequence to 5, you press the “3” button 5 times. once you have your code entered hold the seek and scan button again for 5 seconds and your radio should say safe for like 2 seconds, and then come on. Yes that did it!!!..Thanks a million…:bigthumb: ---
**Author:** ![VdubSPEEDracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f08c70/32.png) [@VdubSPEEDracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VdubSPEEDracer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-help/187894/4 "2007-02-07T16:05:33Z")
no prob.