6000 CD · Sony · 4500 RDS · Travelpilot

Free Ford radio code from the serial number

Your Ford radio asks for a CODE or a KEYCODE? Type the serial, or scan the label with your phone, and the code is on your screen in seconds.

  • Free for V and M serials, which is almost every Ford radio from 1995 to 2012. No account, no survey.
  • Travelpilot navigation and other units: the price is shown before you pay.
  • Pictures of every Ford radio below, with where its serial is and how the code goes in.
Super fast radio code delivery!

Three steps to a working radio

The code is calculated from the serial number of the radio, not from the car. Most Ford units show their serial on the screen, so the whole thing takes two minutes.

1

Find the serial

Hold 1 and 6 on a 6000 CD or Sony and read the V serial off the screen; older units have it on the label. Where exactly.

2

Type it or scan it

We identify the unit. V and M serials go straight through, free; anything priced shows the price first.

3

Enter the code

Four digits with the preset buttons, then hold 5. Steps for every unit.

Which Ford radio do you have?

Ford named its radios by number for twenty years, and the same number was used for several quite different units. Find yours below to see the years, the cars it came in, where its serial is and the code-entry steps that apply.

Ford 4500 RDS E-O-N radio

Ford 4500 RDS E-O-N

2002 – 2005

Fitted to: Fiesta Mk6, Fusion, Transit, Ka

Serial: M… on screen: press 2 + 6 at CODE

The last Ford cassette radio, silver, with the M key between the presets.

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Ford 6000 CD RDS E-O-N radio
6000 CD, first version

Ford 6000 CD RDS E-O-N

1998 – 2004

Fitted to: Focus Mk1, Mondeo Mk2 / Mk3, Galaxy, Transit

Serial: M… on the label

Single CD with the AMS, PTV and MENU keys and a green LCD.

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Ford 6000 CD radio
6000 CD, 2004 – 2008

Ford 6000 CD

2004 – 2008

Fitted to: Focus Mk2, C-Max, Fiesta Mk6, Fusion, Mondeo Mk3, Transit

Serial: V… on screen: hold 1 + 6

Square face with round preset buttons around the knob. The most common Ford radio of all.

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Ford 6000 CD radio
6000 CD, 2008 – 2012

Ford 6000 CD

2008 – 2012

Fitted to: Focus Mk2.5, Fiesta Mk7, Mondeo Mk4, Kuga, S-Max, Galaxy, Transit

Serial: V… on screen: hold 1 + 6

Red display, phone keys and a rectangular key block; often silver.

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Ford 6006 CD RDS E-O-N radio

Ford 6006 CD RDS E-O-N

2000 – 2005

Fitted to: Mondeo Mk3, Focus Mk1, Galaxy

Serial: M… on the label

Six-disc changer in the dash, green display, LOAD and EJ keys.

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Ford Sony CD radio
Sony, first version

Ford Sony CD

2005 – 2008

Fitted to: Focus Mk2, C-Max, Mondeo Mk3, S-Max, Galaxy

Serial: SOCD… or V… on screen: hold 1 + 6

Silver Sony with round keys and a central knob.

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Ford Sony CD / DAB radio
Sony, second version

Ford Sony CD / DAB

2008 – 2012

Fitted to: Focus Mk2.5, Fiesta Mk7, Mondeo Mk4, Kuga, S-Max, Galaxy

Serial: SOCD… or V… on screen: hold 1 + 6

Black face, red display, reads “Enter Keycode” with the attempt count.

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Ford Travelpilot FX radio

Ford Travelpilot FX

2007 – 2011

Fitted to: Focus Mk2.5, C-Max, Mondeo Mk4, Kuga, S-Max, Galaxy, Transit

Serial: BP… or C7… on the label

SD-card navigation; the blue screen asks for the device PIN.

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Ford Travelpilot NX radio

Ford Travelpilot NX

2007 – 2012

Fitted to: Mondeo Mk4, S-Max, Galaxy, Kuga, Focus

Serial: BP… or C7… on the label

DVD navigation with a touchscreen; shows the car’s VIN above the PIN prompt.

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Show all 32 radios → Not on the list? Later Fords with SYNC keep the code in the car and rarely ask for it. If a unit asks anyway, type its serial in the form and the answer comes straight back.

Ford radio identification chart: all 32 units with years and serial location

The chart, to keep or to share

All 32 radios on one sheet with their years and where the serial is. Print it for the workshop, pin it on a forum, drop it in a Facebook group: it is licensed CC BY 4.0, so anyone may reuse it with a link back to this page.

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Where is the serial number?

Two places, depending on the age of the unit: on the screen for radios from 2002 onwards, on the label of the case for everything older and for every navigation unit.

Ford 6000 CD 2004 – 2008 showing its V serial

On the screen: V, FDD and SOCD serials

6000 CD 2004 – 20126000 MNESony4500 RDS6006 RDS
  1. Switch the radio on. It shows CODE or Enter Keycode.
  2. On a 6000 CD, 6000 MNE or Sony, press and hold 1 + 6 for about three seconds. On a 4500 RDS or a silver 6006 RDS, press 2 + 6 instead.
  3. The screen cycles through several lines for about thirty seconds. Film it with your phone: the serial is usually the last one. It reads V123456 (letter V and six digits), or on some units FDD2004M123456 or SOCDX1BV202911. All three are valid as written.

V053729

Label on the side of a Ford radio with the serial number

On the label: M, V, BP and C7 serials

Every cassette radio6000 CD RDS E-O-N6006 CD7000 RDSTravelpilot EX / FX / NX

The label is on the side or the top of the metal case, next to the barcode. The radio has to come out of the dash: push four removal keys into the holes at the corners of the face until they click, then pull. Keys cost a few pounds (like these); this video shows how they go in, and this one does it with home-made tools. For a navigation unit see Travelpilot FX or Travelpilot NX.

Valid serials look like this:

  • M329001 or V188991: Ford Audio units, free.
  • L032782, C032009: older units, also accepted.
  • BP2989A3920001, C7E3A09A3920001: Blaupunkt-built Travelpilot navigation.

Rather than typing, use the Scan tab of the form and photograph the label or the screen; we read the serial off the picture.

How to enter the code

Every Ford Audio radio takes the code the same way; only the navigation units differ.

Ford 6000 CD radio showing CODE

6000 CD, Sony, 4500 RDS and every other Ford Audio unit

1500 – 90066000 CDSonySanyoFigoRanger
  1. Switch on. The display reads CODE, Enter Code or Enter Keycode.
  2. Press 1 repeatedly until the first digit is right, then 2 for the second, 3 and 4 for the rest. Each press adds one; after 9 it goes back to 0.
  3. Press and hold 5 for a couple of seconds. The radio starts playing.

WAIT 30 means the code was wrong: leave the radio on for thirty minutes and try again. After ten wrong codes it shows LOCKED 10; holding 6 for ten seconds grants three more attempts. LOCKED 13 is final and needs a workshop.

Ford Travelpilot FX asking for the device PIN

Travelpilot EX, FX, NX and the other navigation units

Travelpilot EXTravelpilot FXTravelpilot NX9000 VNRRadio Navigation System
  1. Switch on and wait for the prompt: KEYCODE, Please enter device PIN or Enter keycode using preset numbers 1-4.
  2. 9000 VNR and Radio Navigation System: set the digits with 1 2 3 4 as on a radio, then press ENTER (or 5).
  3. Travelpilot EX: move the cursor along the row of digits with the arrow keys or the knob and press to pick each one; DEL steps back. Confirm with OK / MENU.
  4. Travelpilot FX, NX and touchscreen units: type the four digits on the keypad shown, or with the preset keys, then OK.

A wrong PIN adds a waiting time that grows with each attempt; the screen tells you how long. Leave the unit on and try again when it lets you.

Why does a Ford radio ask for a code?

Every factory Ford radio carries a four-digit keycode, set when the unit was built and tied to its serial number. The radio locks itself whenever its power is cut: a flat or disconnected battery, a jump start gone wrong, a unit moved to another car. On switching back on it shows CODE and waits.

The code never changes and does not depend on the car, which is why the serial alone is enough to retrieve it. Ford printed it on a card in the service wallet; when that card is gone, the serial from the screen or the label is all you need. Write the code on the card once you have it.

Ford radio code by car

Any Ford with a factory radio. Some models have their own page.

Focus Fiesta Transit 6000 CD MondeoKaGalaxyS-MaxC-MaxKugaFusionPumaCougarEscortRanger

Ford radio code questions

Yes, for V and M serials, which cover nearly every Ford Audio radio from 1995 to 2012: 6000 CD, Sony, 4500 RDS, 5000 RDS and the rest. Type the serial, get the code, no email and no account. Navigation units such as the Travelpilot FX and NX are looked up in a different database and show a price before you pay.
A V or M serial is calculated on the spot: the code is on your screen a few seconds after you press the button. Priced units show their delivery time with the price; most arrive within minutes.
WAIT 30 means the last code was wrong. Leave the radio switched on for thirty minutes without pressing anything, then enter the code again. LOCKED 10 appears after ten wrong attempts: hold button 6 for ten seconds to get three more. LOCKED 13 cannot be cleared from the dashboard; a Ford workshop resets it.
Enter it anyway: the lookup also covers L and C serials, Blaupunkt BP and C7 serials from Travelpilot navigation, and the Sanyo, Figo and Ranger units sold outside Europe. If the form does not recognise it, send us a photo of the label on the chat and we will tell you what the unit needs.
Holding 1 + 6 works on the 6000 CD from 2004 onwards, the 6000 MNE and the Sony units. The silver 4500 RDS and 6006 RDS need 2 + 6, pressed while CODE is displayed. Older radios do not show it at all; their serial is on the label, which means pulling the unit out with four removal keys.
Yes. The code belongs to the radio, not to the car, so a used 6000 CD from a breaker takes the code calculated from its own serial. Only the newer SYNC systems check the car they are in.
Yes. The Radio Code Calculator app for Android does the same lookup from your phone, with the camera to read the label.

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