Technical Radio staying on when car ignition switches off
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Technical Radio staying on when car ignition switches off
You need to swap around the memory live and ignition live, so that it powers up when you turn on the ignition.
Do you have a voltmeter?
Usually swap red and yellow, that is usually people's error, they have it on permenant live feed.
Do you have a voltmeter?
Usually swap red and yellow, that is usually people's error, they have it on permenant live feed.
Thanks for the quick reply. no i dont have a voltmeter unfortunately. My car will have to go in to the garage for a different problem anyway so i might ask them to do it there. Will they be able to do it you think?
Yeah, there is a guide however online somewhere that explains what to connect to what, have a sift through some posts on here, it will let you know how to test which is which and what should be connected, if not pop down to a local car audio store or Halfords who should usually do it for around £20, they may want to wire in an ISO connector which is about £10!
Is it an aftermarket headunit you have?
If so then as said above. Swap the wires around.
If not and it's the original headunit then the function to have the headunit turn on/off with the car can be altered to suit via the cars menu system. Check the manual on how to do it if needed.
Hi my bravo head unit was fine for about a year then wouldn't switch off. Even when you pressed the power off button the lights would all go off and looked off but still got sound. I just got the dealer to change it under the warranty. I had to turn the volume down before i turned car off so as not to drain battery then dealer disconnected the stereo until new unit arrived.
Oh why did I have to post in this thread. The monkey sitting in the back seat of the Bravo is being treat to the delights of Radio 1 as the car sits outside.
What's the warranty period for the headunit?
What's the warranty period for the headunit?
Oh why did I have to post in this thread. The monkey sitting in the back seat of the Bravo is being treat to the delights of Radio 1 as the car sits outside.
What's the warranty period for the headunit?
Would it not be 2 years as the third year does not include wiring which would be the issue?
I will phone my local dealer ASAP.
Pity my previous dealer (yes you Evans Halshaw) lost my radio code card and every time I try to speak to someone at the new place they've moved to (they closed about 2 months after I bought the car) I end up on hold or the person is at lunch/gone home/on sick/been kidnapped by aliens.
Pity my previous dealer (yes you Evans Halshaw) lost my radio code card and every time I try to speak to someone at the new place they've moved to (they closed about 2 months after I bought the car) I end up on hold or the person is at lunch/gone home/on sick/been kidnapped by aliens.
I will phone my local dealer ASAP.
Pity my previous dealer (yes you Evans Halshaw) lost my radio code card and every time I try to speak to someone at the new place they've moved to (they closed about 2 months after I bought the car) I end up on hold or the person is at lunch/gone home/on sick/been kidnapped by aliens.
Just out of interest my ciggy lighter doesn't work, I've never had to phone my dealer for any sort of work and this is the first car I've had in warrenty. How helpful are they going to be? I mean I can't use my SatNav so would really like to get this sorted ASAP but I do work/have uni and cannot do a day without a car?
Sorry to go OT but you seem to have had a fair share of experience with your local dealer.
You may be able to arrange for them to loan you a courtesy car for free. Generally though you need to make your own arrangements. Luckily my dealer is about a mile and a half away from work, so they drop me off in the morning then I get a lift back there on the afternoon - usually from my colleague who has an Alfa.. in return he gets lifts when his goes "bing bing bing"
You may be able to arrange for them to loan you a courtesy car for free. Generally though you need to make your own arrangements. Luckily my dealer is about a mile and a half away from work, so they drop me off in the morning then I get a lift back there on the afternoon - usually from my colleague who has an Alfa.. in return he gets lifts when his goes "bing bing bing"
Okay, mines a good 20-30minute drive and no where near my work or uni! Guess I'll have to phone up tomorrow and see. Just out of interest do I phone the dealer as in the place I brought the car or should I try and find a number for the garage side of things?
If they have a service number then phone that. Some dealerships are integrated between sales and service - some like my local are totally separate - they're about a mile apart!
Interestingly, the eLearn CD linked to yesterday seems to suggest that the radio can be set to stay on for up to 20 minutes after the ignition has been switched off. Worth a look?
press menu then menu again (sub menu) allows you to have 20min option or off with ignition.
Even while driving I switched the radio off by the button, and the sound continued to play.
its called 'fuzzylogic-music' if its a good song it wont switch off (car has taste) if its crap song its all too happy to turn off
its called 'fuzzylogic-music' if its a good song it wont switch off (car has taste) if its crap song its all too happy to turn off
Hence to say mine always turns off first time hehe!!!!
