So i changed my battery today. Started the car back up and its asking for a code. Now i have two cards with codes on them from the previous owner (i believe theres two because his first navi broke and got replaced). Anyways, the navi is asking for a 4 digit code... and both codes are five digits on the cards... Am i just an idiot or is something screwy here?

 

The 4 digit code is the navi code, and the 5 digit code is the radio code.

If you open your glove compartment and look around (I won't specifically say where to look in case thieves are reading this)....you might see a sticker with the code on it.

Since you said that he replaced the navi though, it might be the old code. In that case, you might have to have a talk with your dealer.

 

Hehe, informed thieves will know about the sticker anyway. (Makes note to self to remove that damn thing.)

Dealers are a good bet. The service manager should be able to look up your VIN and find all the codes and particulars (incl. key numbers).

 

unless it has changed only the dealer that originally sold the car will have that information. you will have to call acura client services.

 

ok i get it now. i unlocked the radio and climate control with the 5 digit code.... but its still asking me for the 4 digit code for the screen to work. the previous owner says he never set a code for his personal addresses and stuff, ive asked him multiple times. do you know of a default code that comes from the factory?

 

I'm quoting what I got from the Performance Acura service manager in July. I asked him if I needed to get the "key number tags" which come with a new vehicle (and didn't come with my CPO), and he assured me, no, they can look up any of the codes and such in the Acura database using the VIN. Even if I move, I asked. Any dealer can, I recall him saying.

Could they have made that sticker in the car more obvious? NO. I think I'm relocating it to the back of the glovebox or just removing it. It's ugly.
Not having a NAVI vehicle, I can only say,... "Have you called a dealer service department, or just dropped by?" I have a hunch that if you simply drop in and ask for help, a reasonably good Acura dealer will confirm your ownership, offer you a cuppa coffee, and look up the information for you. Rather, I'd be surprised and disappointed if they wouldn't/couldn't. I mean ... this is Acura, not GMC.

 

The previous owner is talking about the pin code for the address book, not the navi code.

There is no default code.