How To Hack A Coke Machine 10 Steps With Pictures

Picking a Coke machine that’s in a high-traffic public space, such as a rest stop or a hotel lobby, is more likely to yield access to the debug menu. If the LED display just displays a price, this method won’t work.

Keypad Rectangular buttons on the right side Large buttons in the middle Two horizontal rows of three options each

Keypad — The numbered keys should work as labelled for this method. Rectangular buttons — The top rectangular button corresponds to the number 1, the next-down button corresponds to 2, and so on. Large buttons — The top-left corner button is number 1, the one to its right is number 2, and so on. In the second row, the left-most button is 5, and the next-over button is 6. Two-by-three — The top-left corner button is 1, the next one to its right is 3, and so on. The left-most button on the second row is 4, etc.

If your machine has two rows of three buttons, you’ll enter 5 4 2 3 1 instead. [1] X Research source

If nothing happens when you enter the access code, your selected vending machine probably doesn’t support access to the debug menu. If you see an EROR message appear, that just means the debug menu is programmed to open to the “Error” section.

SALE — Displays lifetime sales. This stat may be reset when a technician visits the machine. VER or CASH — Displays the version number (VER); Displays the current amount of cash in the machine (CASH). While both of these options may be available, CASH is usually only on older machines. EROR — Displays error logs. RTN — Exits the debug menu.

While both of these options may be available, CASH is usually only on older machines.

For example, pressing 4 while SALE is selected will display the Coke machine’s lifetime sales.

This won’t work on all machines.

On some newer machines, you’ll need to scroll to the RTN option and press the 4 button.