Radio stays on even after engine turned off?
03-10-11, 02:36 PM
#16
Hitting the off button may not fix the true issue at hand, but at least you wont be coming out to a dead battery and this problem is then a severely minor one. I can't believe i actually had to suggest that if your radio stays on after you turn your car off and its killing your battery to use the "off" button.
03-10-11, 04:11 PM
#17
03-10-11, 04:59 PM
#19
03-10-11, 07:45 PM
#20
Forum Administrator
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Multi, he's trying to fix the root cause of the issue... of course he gets that he can turn it off but he shouldn't have to remember to do that... Its a PITA.
Mike you should be able take this to the dealer and ask them about warranty coverage. Ask for 'goodwill'.
Mike you should be able take this to the dealer and ask them about warranty coverage. Ask for 'goodwill'.
03-11-11, 12:42 AM
#21
Its a PITA to press the off button, but not to carry around jumper cables and let the battery die? I get that he shouldnt have to and hes trying to fix the issue, Id be doing the same. But until then, what he is doing is ridiculous and is making a minor issue a much bigger one until fixed. YMMV, but to me, pressing a button isnt such a big deal, even in a LExus.
03-11-11, 05:29 AM
#22
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Multi, I still don't think you get it. This thread isn't about him asking about turning off his radio. He knows how to do that and that he certainly can rather than draw down the battery. The cables are a safety measure in case he forgets to do that when when he exits the car.
I jumped in here on this thread because your comments were getting a bit snarky about the 'off button' with the quip below.
Of course he knows to do & how to do turn the radio off with the on/off button. Let's get this thread back on solving his problem and not simply needling him about something he's obviously able to do please.
I jumped in here on this thread because your comments were getting a bit snarky about the 'off button' with the quip below.
Of course he knows to do & how to do turn the radio off with the on/off button. Let's get this thread back on solving his problem and not simply needling him about something he's obviously able to do please.
03-11-11, 05:51 AM
#24
Do VW radios still stay on with the ignition turned off? This was a "feature" of my 70s VW Rabbits. I never came back to a dead battery, but I did get in the car and find music playing. Oops!
05-07-20, 12:37 PM
#25
Driver School Candidate
05-08-20, 09:01 AM
#26
Moderator
I saw your plea for help over on the FB group and it really has me stumped. Some of the things discussed above are worth noting. Water ingestion, Animals getting into the wiring. No other repairs or mods done to the audio system, correct?
05-08-20, 09:03 AM
#27
Driver School Candidate
yes it is the stock market Levinson sound system like I said the radio stays on with the key off no matter what you do unless it is on CD mode
05-08-20, 07:43 PM
#28
i had a 94 s500 whare the radio n heater would stay on for 20 minutes even with key out but was from the factory like that, the heater blew heat in from the engine bay
09-05-20, 08:12 PM
#29
Driver School Candidate
Gx470
That would be awesome... if it turns off when I open the door or something. But it just stays on! I can turn off the engine, open the door, and lock the car (with the remote, twice so the headlights turn off) and the radio is still on.
Well, for the time being I'm putting it on CD mode since the problem only seem to happen in radio (AM or FM).
Well, for the time being I'm putting it on CD mode since the problem only seem to happen in radio (AM or FM).
09-06-20, 03:37 PM
#30
Lexus Champion
Yamae needs to weigh in since he is a master at finding the electrical diagrams for these cars
