Funny story.
I had turned the radio off in a 2003 Jetta while I was scanning for DTCs.
Owner called me back asking me what happened to the radio.....it did not
work anymore.
I asked him if he turned it on. lol he hadn't.

I will assume that you had turned it on and it still does not function/turn
on.

I think you need those special tools to pull the radio out.
I have used steak knives to remove some radios in the '97 Passats, but the
correct tool works much faster and easier.

Usually the older radios have a fuse in the back of the radio.
look on ebay at item # 310151494855
you will see a fuse in the back of this radio.
--
later,
(One out of many daves)

"SamT" <SamT.3un3so@no-mx.audiforum.ca> wrote in message
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>
> I have an Audia A4 2003 model. Car stood for a week while I was away.
> Battery went dead. Friend removed and had it recharged before I
> returned. Radio is now dead. Have checked the fuse and replaced it. Any
> other fuse box to check or on the radio itself if I remove it?
>
>
> --
> SamT