I reinstalled the radio in my 560SL today after having it out for about a month. The radio is a Becker 754 and is supposed to have a theft deterrent feature whereby the radio becomes disabled if it is removed and must go to the dealer to be reset. I was all prepared to install the radio and not have it work because of the theft deterrent system. But lo and behold when I hooked it all up, it worked fine. Why I wonder?

When I removed the radio, the car battery was disconnected. It was connected when I installed the radio. I wonder if by the car's battery being disconnected, this disabled the theft deterrent system? If that's the case, that's good info to know, because I'll need to remove the radio again this spring and if disconnecting the car battery when removing the radio allows the radio to work upon re-installation, that will save me a trip to the dealer.

Anyone know for sure?

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Len
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