To find your 2000 Acura TL radio code, check inside your glove compartment. If you can’t locate your radio code, you can still retrieve it with your VIN and radio serial number.

Your car’s radio might not seem all that important—until it stops working and you’re stuck in traffic with nothing interesting to listen to. While a vehicle’s radio code is intended to be a protective measure against theft, sometimes it can cause just as many problems for you, the rightful owner—particularly if your battery recently died or was replaced.

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Why your 2000 Acura TL needs a radio code

First things first: what’s a radio code, and why does your 2000 Acura TL need one?

A radio code is a 5-digit number intended to be a protective measure to deter theft—and for a good reason. Car radios are one of the most frequently stolen items from a vehicle.

When the radio detects that it’s been disconnected from its power source, the next time it turns on, it will require the radio code to be functional.

But that also means that if your 2000 Acura TL’s battery recently died or you just replaced it, you might have to be the one to enter your radio code to unlock it.

Luckily, finding your 2000 Acura TL radio code is pretty easy—you just have to know where to look!

How to find your 2000 Acura TL radio code

There are several ways to get your 5-digit 2000 Acura TL radio code.

You might not need to enter it at all—if you press and hold your radio’s power button for a few seconds, you might find that a simple reset was all needed.

If you still see the prompt, the first place you should look for your radio code is your glovebox. You may find a sticker with the radio code on an inside wall of the glove compartment or attached to your owner’s manual. If you bought your 2000 Acura TL new, you were likely issued an anti-theft identification card by the Acura dealership that had both the radio code and the radio serial number, which may still be in your glove compartment.

There’s also a chance you could find the label attached to your fuse box cover.

If you can’t find your radio code in any of these places, though, don’t worry—there’s still a way you can retrieve it!

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How to look up a 2000 Acura TL radio code

The radio code is also accessible by using your

Acura

Acura vehicle identification number (VIN)radio serial number.

You can spot the 17-digit VIN in many different places, including your dashboard, driver’s side door jamb,

vehicle registration documents

, or car insurance card.

For 2001 and newer Acura models, there is a way to retrieve your radio serial number using the radio display, but unfortunately, this won’t apply to your 2000 Acura TL. However, if you can’t locate your 8-digit radio serial number in any of the above places, you can find it by carefully removing the trim to the right of your radio. Here, you should discover a label containing the serial number.

Once you have these two numbers, you can track down your third! Here’s how:

Open Acura’s

radio code retrieval tool

Enter your VIN, the radio serial number, and other necessary information

Check your email for a confirmation and your 2000 Acura TL radio code

After you get your code, turn your radio on and press and hold the power button until you see the “CODE” prompt come up on the display. Then, just use the radio’s keypad to type in your 5-digit radio code. And finally, access restored!

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