Cassette Safe Mode?

Amr · Apr 10, 2004

Hi guys,
I need help asap. My Battery is dying so the car respond after one or two trial for ignition. however, the AURA cassette went dead and asked for its code.
I have the right code and i did enter it b4 many times and it worked fine.
Blindly i entered the a wrong code for TWO TIMES. YES two times, i am totaly dumb and blind. :hide:

Now the problem is that i have the word 'SAFE' with a tiny number written beside '2 SAFE'. Number 2 is written beside SAFE and nuthing is responding. not a single button. before that i had a 4 digit code to be entered. now just dead.

Any ideas what should i do instead of going to the shitty dealer.

Thanks :cheers:

runboy · Apr 11, 2004

I think (and I say 'I think' because I sold my Leon a while back) that if you enter a wrong code the unit may freeze for a while longer. Security feature to stop you entering random codes.

Take a look in a few hours and it may cleared itself and you can enter the code again.

Anyone else confirm my thoughts?

ZBOYD · Apr 11, 2004

Amr

Turn on your radio, with no ignition on, the radio should light up and say SAFE as you say.

Now leavethe AURA on, lock the car, go away for a couple of hours.

Then go back to the car. The AURA should of shut off by itself, if it hasn't leave it until it does, has been known to take several hours, but on a first lock out, probably no more than 2 hours.

Once you see the radio has turned off, go back to the car, turn on the radio, it should flash SAFE then 1000, and then enter your 4 digit code as normal.

Works for me.

Icecavern · Apr 11, 2004

Yup, that's the way to fix it

Amr · Apr 11, 2004

Thanks mates

I will try this today and hopefully it will work.. :cheers:

Amr · Apr 11, 2004

IT WORKED..superb :thumbup:

heheh..

Thank you guys, more than helpfull

ZBOYD · Apr 11, 2004

Great, glad we helped

lukecupra2001 · Nov 13, 2005

help!ive tried all of the advice on here and its not working!so i assume its the wrong cose or my car has had a new unit with different code.do the dealers charge 4a new code or unblocking my radio and who do i speak 2?ask at parts department or wot?i hate all this crap!

jbeeden · Mar 25, 2010

Cassette Safe Mode - Successful Solution !!!

After searching on the forum through Google with this problem, found this thread, did what it said and wahey !! radio not dead !!

what i mean the radio did reset after a period of time and I was able to input the security code successfully - but that doesn't rhyme as good as the above

Nice One Amr !!

Alexis27 · Mar 26, 2010

5 years for dragging up a thread must be record

Amr · Apr 8, 2010

my gaawd... couldnt believe that a thread is running since 6 years.. I have just sold my LEON last month

I am happy that posts like that helps out LEON owners

Exocet · May 17, 2010

help!

I've got the same problem but the radio does not switch on for me unless the key is in the ignition so I cant try the above fix, any ideas?

supercaley · Jul 12, 2011

ZBOYD said:
Amr

Turn on your radio, with no ignition on, the radio should light up and say SAFE as you say.

Now leavethe AURA on, lock the car, go away for a couple of hours.

Then go back to the car. The AURA should of shut off by itself, if it hasn't leave it until it does, has been known to take several hours, but on a first lock out, probably no more than 2 hours.

Once you see the radio has turned off, go back to the car, turn on the radio, it should flash SAFE then 1000, and then enter your 4 digit code as normal.

Works for me.

Tried and succeeded with Zboyd solution this morning on my wife's car. 7 years on and still helping!

S's Cupra · Jul 15, 2011

Tried this last night on mine and it worked.

Thanks Zboyd.

shell-vt · Sep 1, 2012

ZBOYD said:
Amr

Turn on your radio, with no ignition on, the radio should light up and say SAFE as you say.

Now leavethe AURA on, lock the car, go away for a couple of hours.

Then go back to the car. The AURA should of shut off by itself, if it hasn't leave it until it does, has been known to take several hours, but on a first lock out, probably no more than 2 hours.

Once you see the radio has turned off, go back to the car, turn on the radio, it should flash SAFE then 1000, and then enter your 4 digit code as normal.

Works for me.

Works for me 2 thanks u saved me £15 can't believe this is still going since 2004

Byard · May 7, 2013

supercaley said:
Tried and succeeded with Zboyd solution this morning on my wife's car. 7 years on and still helping!

9 years on and still helping!

Justin R · Nov 5, 2013

What happens if you havent got the code though?

ZBOYD · Nov 5, 2013

If you don't have the code, you'll have to go to a SEAT dealer, they should be able to retrieve the code from the serial number of the head unit. However there will likely be a charge.

Justin R · Nov 5, 2013

I did a further search and found some information saying that in the front of the radio handbook it says that seat will do this for free and there has been talk about people having various results, this was on another forum somewhere. Has anyone herd of this on here?

ZBOYD · Nov 5, 2013

SEAT Customer services should be able to confirm if that still applies. Dealers may have another story, but if you check with customer services they will be able to advise.

Telephone - 0500 222222

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