The 2011 Honda Pilot may require a radio code to access the sound system if your battery has died or was replaced recently. The right code may be found in the owner’s manual, the glove compartment, or online via Honda’s lookup tool.

If you have a fresh car battery but a radio that won’t turn on, it may be a sign that you’ll have to input a radio code. While this sounds like something truckers do for communication, inputting a radio code will let you use your vehicle’s sound system again after it locks due to a dead or removed battery.

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Why do I need a 2011 Honda Pilot radio code?

You may have never heard of a radio code until you tried to play the Waitress soundtrack and got a flashing “code” message from your radio instead. Playing music has never taken anything more than pressing the power button, so what’s happening now?

Your radio is locked and asking for a code because the car battery has died or has been replaced recently. Disconnection from the battery has triggered your sound system’s security feature that is added to deter theft.

Unfortunately, that security measure can’t distinguish between a stereo thief and a simple dead battery, so even you as the car’s owner can be locked out. And if you don’t know how to find the code to get back in, you’ll be riding in silence until you can figure it out.

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How to find your 2011 Honda Pilot radio code

The good news is it’s quite simple to find your 2011 Honda Pilot radio code.

But before we get into that, try to reset your radio by pressing the power button down for two seconds. If it works, you can be on your way, happily singing along to your Broadway musical playlist.

If you’re still seeing the same message, you’ll have to find your

Honda

radio code. It may be notated on a sticker or card either in the glove compartment or in the owner’s manual. You’re looking for a five-digit code and a description similar to “Anti-Theft Radio Code.”

That sticker may also contain the radio serial number, so be sure you’re copying down the correct code—if it’s longer than five digits, it’s not the radio code.

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How to look up your 2011 Honda Pilot radio code

Okay, so both the owner’s manual and the glove compartment are devoid of radio code stickers, and you’re wondering if you’ll be stuck radio-less forever. You won’t!

You can still find the radio code through a few other avenues, but you’ll have to gather some information first:

Your

Honda vehicle identification number (VIN)

: You can find the 17-digit VIN on your registration, insurance card, or base of the driver’s side windshield.

Radio serial number: This 10-digit code will appear on your radio’s screen when you simultaneously hold the 1 and 6 radio preset buttons and turn the ignition to the “on” position.

Your phone number

Your zip code

Your email address

You’ll input this information to find your radio code, so be sure to note it all down. Once you have your records in front of you, you can retrieve your 2011 Honda Pilot radio code by using the

online lookup tool

, calling 1-800-999-1009, or scheduling an appointment at your local Honda dealership.

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