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Gobbler
 


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Radio Dead!! Base model audio system

Heylp! Heylp! Rolling with laughter

Me radio has decided to expire on me! Anybody got any ideas as to why??

I've checked the 5 fuses (42,52,53,57 & 58) which in any way relate to the audio unit and they all appear fine Confused
(Incidentally, does anybody know where to get a long-handled mini-fuse extractor/re-fit tool...?? access to the passenger compartment fuse box ain't easy when you're as wide as I am, and your fingers are more 'sausage' than 'finger'!!)

Is there anywhere else that I haven't checked? and does the audio unit itself have any fuses 'onboard'??

Don't really want to get into ripping the dash apart, but if i must, then i must! Big Cry

All hints/tips/previous experience gratefully received... Thumbs Up

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If its expired the consider a retro fit double din multimedia unit as a replacement, cheaper than a new LR unit and considerable better sound ,functions and connectivity ......

Check my gallery for some examples.

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piper5
 


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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 7 Seat Manual Cairns BlueDiscovery 3

yep throw it away and put a new double din dvd player in there , i bought a kenwood system and fitting kit from a london firm on eblag for £250 best thing ever , i now want the reverse camera that plugs in to it which is £40 also talks to my iphone  
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Before binning it, have you tried the following:
Take the infotainment fuse out,
Lock up the D3 and let it go to sleep [remembering to close the outer glove box lid or you'll damage it],
Unlock after 10min or so and re-insert the fuse.

In many cases this will re-boot the system and has got many 'duff' radios working again. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧  
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Disconnect the positive from the battery, earth the end of the positive lead to the frame using a spanner, wait about five seconds, then reconnect the battery. All solved (probably). Thumbs Up

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Post #99395725th Oct 2012 9:14 am
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FYI, the hard re-boot worked! (put car to sleep, disconnect +ve terminal of battery and earth the end of the disconnected cable to -ve ground, reconnect cable, sorted!)

It worked.

I dunno HOW it worked... Neutral

But it worked. Thumbs Up

Thanks chaps! Bow down Bow down

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Pleased to hear that ........ Very Happy

I would still contemplate ditching it for an aftermarket solution tho' if funds allow, could part fund by selling the LR unit Whistle  
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yep it worked but get used to it, mine did it more and more, final straw was when it sucked up the cd to silence three times in the one day  
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