Astra 1.6 displaying 'SAFE'

[Davi]

Mods feel free to move this, on mobile in crap reception so struggling!

On holiday, in-laws car, a 2001 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 16v, was being reversed into a parking space up a steep hill when suddenly the lower portion of the 'information display panel' (centre consol LCD thing) started displaying the word 'SAFE' and now won't go away.

Can't find anything about it in the manual, I'm assuming it's a limp mode? Can anyone confirm?

Many thanks

[Deva Link]

I think it's a radio security thing. Does the radio still work?

[s m]

[rallycross]

radio code, needs taken out and re-programmed. wont affect anything else.

[MrMoonyMan]

Deva Link said:

I think it's a radio security thing. Does the radio still work?

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Flat battery recently?

[mybrainhurts]

SAFE..? Are you locked in..?

[marmitemania]

Hold the AS button in and turn on the radio whilst still holding it and wait until the display reasets to accaept the code and then releasr the AS button and enter the code as usual.

[Davi]

Deva link, you're a star! That's a relief - now just got to work out why the radio has randomly gone into safe mode!!!

[DaveH23]

rallycross said:

radio code, needs taken out and re-programmed. wont affect anything else.

Quick google suggests so.

See:
http://www.astraownersclub.com/vb/showthread.php?t...

[Davi]

marmitemania said:

Hold the AS button in and turn on the radio whilst still holding it and wait until the display reasets to accaept the code and then releasr the AS button and enter the code as usual.

Thank you, will try that now!

No flat battery or anything, just completely random. Ironically he was moving the car to allow the AA to get to a LR Disco when it happened!

[HeatonNorris]