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Vauxhall radio code

Vauxhall CDR500, CDR2005 and Blaupunkt radios, plus the Renault-built Vivaro and Movano. Check your serial free.

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Step 1

Which Vauxhall radio do you have?

Find the serial for your radio below. The serial tells us exactly which unit it is.

Vauxhall CDR500 / CDR2005 radio: where to find the serial

Vauxhall CDR500 / CDR2005

Not available

CDR500 and CDR500E built by Delco; CDR2005 and CDR2005E branded Siemens VDO

Serial: 14 characters starting GM · e.g. GM0205Y9019162
  1. The serial is not shown on screen.
  2. Remove the radio with release keys (some need security bolts out first).
  3. Copy the 14-character serial starting GM from the label.
Check the handbook wallet for a code card, or ask a main dealer with your V5C and proof of ID.
Blaupunkt / Bosch radio: where to find the serial

Blaupunkt / Bosch

Instant

BP, BO and PO prefixed units, plus the Blaupunkt-built Vauxhall and Opel radios that carry a GM serial

Serial: 14 characters starting BP, BO or PO · e.g. BP3782R3701682
  1. Some units show it: press DISP or DISPLAY (hold for a few seconds).
  2. Otherwise remove the radio and photograph the label.
  3. Copy all 14 characters, e.g. BP3782R3701682.
Renault precode radio: where to find the serial

Renault precode

Instant

Philips 22DC-series Tuner List and Update List, roughly pre-2010

Serial: 1 letter + 3 digits · e.g. A123
  1. Switch the radio on.
  2. Hold presets 1 and 6 together for about 5 seconds.
  3. The display shows a letter and 3 digits (e.g. A123). That is your precode.
  4. No display? Check the label on the radio for "PRE CODE", or the dash display pod.

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Step 2

How to enter your Vauxhall radio code

Once you have your code, key it in like this.

  1. Presets 1–4 each set one digit.
  2. Hold preset 5 (or the tuning knob) to confirm.
  3. Radio refuses a first digit above 1? Use the alternative code we give you.

Locked out? Older Blaupunkt fascias will not accept a first digit above 1. If yours refuses the code, we give you the alternate form alongside it — same last three digits, different first.

What we cover

  • CDR500 and CDR2005 (GM serials) — looked up in our code database
  • Blaupunkt-built Vauxhall and Opel radios — worked out from the serial
  • Vivaro, Movano and Arena vans up to 2014 — Renault precode

Popular models

  • Astra
  • Corsa
  • Zafira
  • Vectra
  • Meriva
  • Combo
  • Omega
  • Signum
  • Tigra
  • Agila
  • Vivaro
  • Movano

Years: 1990s–2014. The serial decides — radios are often swapped between cars.

What we can’t do (yet)

  • Units that use a Car Pass PIN (CD30, CD70 Navi and later)
  • Vivaro and Movano 2015–2018 (VIN-locked)
  • Vivaro 2019 on

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Radio showing LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE?

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FAQ

Vauxhall radio code questions

Where is my Vauxhall radio serial?

CDR500 and CDR2005 units do not show it. Remove the radio with release keys and copy the 14-character serial starting GM from the label.

How many tries do I get?

Ten. After that the unit is permanently locked and needs replacing, so never guess — get the right code first.

My Vivaro shows a 4-character code with presets 1 and 6.

That is a Renault precode — the Vivaro and Movano used Renault radios up to 2014. We do those instantly.

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