Car radio on my Kia won't accept the antitheft code. It has in the past, but won't now. Is the radio toast?

I have a Kia Carnival 2005 KVII. I had to contact Kia to get the radio code and give the vin number. Note # you will only get 3 attempts.
My Kia has a Mobis HM3700 and the Code I was given is 1812.

To insert code:
1 look at the front of the Radio you will see a screen, and at the bottom of the Right hand side is a set of channel select buttons.

they look like this
1 2 3
4 5 6

Each button from button number 1 to number 4 will cycle through from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, to 0 each time you press these buttons you will change the number on the screen.

When you have the numbers shown below

Button numbers 1 2 3 4
Numbers showing 1 8 1 2

Than press Number 5 button to accept

So your saying a dealer can not fix their own products

That's their problem,now your car is there

Have at least 3 working keys for all your vehicles

Don't know if yours is one but some 95 Honda civic have a antitheft program. If the battery ever goes dead or voltage is removed from it, it will not work until a program code is given to bring the radio back to life. you might want to try searching 95 Honda civic radio code.

Your radio is in theft lockout, you need the security code that came with the owners paperwork new.

You can't reset it yourself. It takes a scanner at your Local Dealership to do it. People do it, (new battery) everyday unaware that doing so can and usually does, arm the theft system and either kills the radio or the whole car. To me it's just another built-in defect that requires dealer assistance. It's a buzzkill I know, and it probably won't be long until car owners won't even have access to the engine compartment. They will need your VIN, and then they call HQ to get the code for your radio.

You should have a card that came with the car with a code to enter into the radio to reprogram it, the owner's manual will explain how to enter the code. The radio has an antitheft feature in case it's stolen so it won't work without the code. You can go to the manufacturers web site to retrieve the code if you don't have it or you can pay a dealer for the code but be sure to write it down for future reverence.

That is part of the Antitheft system. Either you had a dead battery and had to jump start your car or the battery was disconnected for one reason or another. The only way to get your radio unlocked is to take the car to a Kia dealer. Make sure you have your photo ID and proof of registration with you. They will only unlock a radio for the registered owner of the vehicle. This is to keep someone from stealing your radio and using it in their car.

Hi Again:
You must go to the dealership, with your VIN number. No one in the Fixya community can help you, as this is an antitheft system that keeps crooks from reselling/reusing radios. If you go to a local Acura dealership, their service department can help you out.

You have no choice but to take it to a dealer.
They will reprogram the code in the radio to match with the code in the anti-theft module.

try disconnecting your battery for three mins then re enter your code