Every Ford B-Max from 2012 to 2017: which radio was fitted, where its serial number hides, and what we can do with it.
Your code comes from the serial number of the radio, not from the car — so the first job is getting that number off the unit. The table below is your B-Max: the units fitted, and where the serial hides on each.
Already have the serial? Type it in and we will tell you straight away whether we can answer it.
| Generation | Radios fitted | Serial | Where to read it | What we do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mk1 2012–2017 |
Ford Audio, Sony, SYNC | V | hold 1+6 for 2 seconds; a Z or A number on the sticker is NOT the serial — the V number the radio shows is | In our database: free in 24 h, or instant |
Radio names are what is written on the fascia, not the name of the company that built the unit — a “6000 CD” or an “RCD 300” is what you see in the car. Unit fitment varies by market and trim, so treat the list as the usual case and let the serial decide: it is the serial that determines the code, not the model.
About “in our database”. For these units the code is not calculated from the serial — there is no formula, the code lives in the radio's own memory. Every service that answers by serial, ours included, is reading a collected database. Most serials are in ours; when yours is not, we say so on the spot rather than guess at four digits — and there is nothing to pay for a code we do not have.
From 2012 to 2017 the B-Max came with the radios below; the serial on the unit is what decides the code.
On B-Max cars from 2012–2017 the radio fitted was usually one of: Ford Audio, Sony, SYNC. The serial reads V; hold 1+6 for 2 seconds; a Z or A number on the sticker is NOT the serial — the V number the radio shows is. We look that serial up in our database; most are there, and if yours is not, the page says so before you leave any details — there is nothing to pay for a code we do not have.
Careful: most units lock for good after about ten wrong attempts. If a code does not take, stop and email us before trying again.
Mk1 (2012–2017): V, hold 1+6 for 2 seconds; a Z or A number on the sticker is NOT the serial — the V number the radio shows is.
Yes, if your serial is in our database — the page tells you before you leave any details, and a code we do not have costs nothing.
Turn the radio on — it asks for the code. First-generation 6000 CD, Sony CD of 2005–2006, 4500, 5000 and 4000 RDS (round presets 1–6, no 7–9 keys): press button 1 until the first digit is right, then 2, 3 and 4. Past 9 it rolls back to 0. Then press and hold button 5 to confirm. 1500 RDS: set the digits the same way, then confirm with AM/FM instead of 5. Keypad units (Sony from 2007, and the 2008+ red-display 6000 CD with a 0–9 block): just type the code — the cursor moves on by itself. Confirm with the * key or the centre button between the arrow keys. If button 5 changes a digit instead of confirming, your radio is the keypad kind: confirm with * or the centre button, held for about two seconds. TravelPilot DX/EX: turn the ENTER knob to each digit and press it; after the fourth, select the return-arrow symbol and press ENTER. After a wrong code the radio shows WAIT: leave the radio and ignition on until CODE returns — switching off restarts the wait. LOCKED means no tries are left.
Every card here is a code an owner told us worked, tied to an order we can check. Codes that did not work are not shown here, and a fee paid to skip the wait comes back automatically.
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