19 Radios etc The Electrics, Dashboard and Heater
Citroen XM Internet Reference Version 1.0 37
3/3/99
19 Radios etc
There is however one small, but very inportant problem - how do I get the radio to work ? With the
ignition off there is a red light flashing near the word Code, however when the ignition is on and you
press the on/off switch the display shows 123 but nothing happens, do I have to put a code in to activate
the radio and if so how ??
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Sounds like you will need the code for your radio. I’ll check my manual tonight. If you bought the car from
a Citroen Dealer, I would expect that they will be able to find it out for you from Citroen’s computerised
service recording system. It may still be lurking in one of the handbooks if the previous owner recorded
it somewhere. If not, its a trip down to your local Clarion dealer for a chip change.
Incidently, Clarion make an excellent 6 disc changer to complement the Citroen Unit - the original
Citroen badged CD player is no-longer available. This is a ’wired’ unit, and supports all the feaures of the
head unit, including utilisation of the steering wheel controls...
This is of course assuming that your Clarion is one of the Citroen badged variants from pre-94, when the
standard fit changed to Phillips (?).
While I’m rattling on, the other common problem with this unit is that its ’Diversity’ chip stops working -
which means no RDS, Traffic Info, etc.
Another interesting fact is that the XM radio (in pre-94 cars at least) is short in depth (not quite DIN
standard), so if you decide to change it, beware...
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A word of warning. I once bought a CD player for my XM which would fit in the slot below the existing
radio. It would not work because of the steep angle of the housing. Most CD players will only work up
to a certain angle from the horizontal or vertical depending upon design so check before buying.
CD Player
The head unit to which I refer is the PC 302 Citroen badged Clarion Unit fitted in 92/93 (maybe also
earlier/later).
The optional Clarion CD-Player that works with it is the CDC605 6-Disc Changer, priced at approx. 300
UKP. (25 UKP should see it fitted at a Clarion Dealer)
The larger 12 disc unit cannot be used with the PC 302.
The EXM button allows discs to be forward skipped, the arrow button, individual tracks.
Radio Codes
If a radio secutiry code is required on the PC 302, it should prompt on power-up with:
’CODE IN’
You then have 3 attempts.
If you fail, after two minutes or on the next power-up you should get:
’SECURITY’
You then have 3 more attempts.
If you fail again, you have to wait 2-3 hours with the Unit powered-up before
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