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Posted on Sep 21, 2009

CAr stereo not working after battery jump

My dad jump started my 2001 Mazda Tribute, and reversed the cables. The car is running fine, but the stereo wont come on... is there an unlock code I can use?

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Doubtful, my guess would be fried. Does the unit get power?

Check the fuses, especially the one for car stereo. If that's not blown you'll need to put the head unit and check the fuse either on the 12V power wire or on the wiring harness or on the back of the actual unit.

I've seen that same thing done several times and usually the damage is more drastic, consider yourself lucky.

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