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Location: Yorkshire
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Automatic turning off of radio system
I often pick my son up from various activities he does and as with all kids he never appears at the pre arranged pick up time
This means I spend much of my life sat in the Disco listening to music on the radio
Obviously I turn the engine off waiting but I get really fed up of having to keep switching the radio system back on after it automatically shuts down
My question is , is there a way of stopping the radio automatically turning off after a period of time or at least lengthening the time before it does so
18th Oct 2017 9:08 pm
mac4RS
Member Since: 20 Jun 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 129
I have asked the same question before Steve B, but to no avail. So annoying that the radio switches off after 10 mins. I could understand 1 hr or even half that. Surely there must be a fix around this...
Question: with the TV fitted, does it shut down in the same time?Communication is the breakfast of champions...
23rd Oct 2017 3:54 pm
Dudleydisco
Member Since: 20 Jun 2014
Location: York
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23rd Oct 2017 4:17 pm
cosmic329
Member Since: 17 Dec 2013
Location: Chichester
Posts: 177
Yes - pain in the wotsits! I don't want to sit there with the engine running to keep it alive - am thinking of fitting a leisure battery set up and seeing if I can wire the radio/tv to that...probably beyond my capabilities though Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE '65 - Projects in planning phase!
Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: East Sussex
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Out of interest does it just shut off, or does it flag up a low battery warning on the Nav screen first?
24th Oct 2017 11:21 pm
cosmic329
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Location: Chichester
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It shuts off automatically after a time limit to preserve the battery. If you keep turning it back on several times you would eventually get the low battery warning, depending on the state of your battery at the time.Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE '65 - Projects in planning phase!
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Sly666 wrote:
Out of interest does it just shut off, or does it flag up a low battery warning on the Nav screen first?
A screen message flashes up warning that the system will shut down in one minute. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
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25th Oct 2017 10:28 am
Sly666
Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 459
I get this message after only 4 or 5 mins. Even with a power supply connected and battery voltage at 13.6 volts!
when you say battery voltage is 13.6, was that with meter across terminals ?
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25th Oct 2017 11:08 am
OJ
Member Since: 01 Oct 2017
Location: Loch Leven
Posts: 725
Re: Automatic turning off of radio system
Steve B wrote:
I often pick my son up from various activities he does and as with all kids he never appears at the pre arranged pick up time
This means I spend much of my life sat in the Disco listening to music on the radio
Obviously I turn the engine off waiting but I get really fed up of having to keep switching the radio system back on after it automatically shuts down
My question is , is there a way of stopping the radio automatically turning off after a period of time or at least lengthening the time before it does so
Yes it’s not the best feature of the car but it seems most modern cars do this to preserve the vehicle battery, nothing worse than returning to the car and the battery’s flat because the radio was left on, not much help, as an alternative if you’ve got a mobile phone like most these days you could play your music on that assuming of course you phone battery is charged,
25th Oct 2017 11:17 am
Pedros
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 454
It's a feature of later D4s I think. My 2010 vintage keeps the radio on for a good while, not sure off hand whether it's 20 or 30 minutes.
So if anyone wants to do a swap....
25th Oct 2017 12:54 pm
Sly666
Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 459
Hardware17 wrote:
loose battery connection ?
when you sat battery voltage is 13.6, was that with meter across terminals ?
No. My iid tool said 13.6v and confirmed my my meter.
I've reset the battery monitoring system with my iid last night but not had time to test yet.
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