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Radio unlock Code

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#1 ·
I am trying to locate the radio code and serial number for my 2024 Ridgeline RTL. I've tried everything I can find online. I went to the Honda naviradio.com website. You enter your VIN and the next question is radio serial number. If I knew the serial number I would not be on the website. Can anyone help?
 
#3 ·
I did not lock my radio. In reading this website I discovered that if battery removed the radio locks. Or in other words if power removed from radio it locks. Its an Anti-Theft feature. If some steals your radio they can't use it with out the unlock code. Ive not been able to locate the code in the event I need a new battery. In the G1 series there was a card the the owners manual. They stopped the card on the G2 and there is a method of pushing button for the code to display. That's what I want to find out, how to retrive the code so In the event I need it later.
 
#5 ·
In reading this website I discovered that if battery removed the radio locks. Or in other words if power removed from radio it locks. Its an Anti-Theft feature. If some steals your radio they can't use it with out the unlock code.
No code - you just have to reset by holding the power knob for more than two seconds - there's a handshake between the system and the vehicle, no code to enter.
 
#4 · (Edited)
Did you happen to run into the "Audio System Theft Protection"? From Page 197 of the 2024 manual:

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The screen looks like this and shows the message:

"Anti Theft System
This system has lost power.
Push and hold the power button for more than two seconds to enable the system."

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Edited to add image and message text (for search engine crawlers)