Thread: D3 Radio U/S after car wash

Is there any display showing on the radio like the clock?

I have had to do a "hard" reset of the radio by pulling the fuse to the radio to turn power completely off the radio. This fixed the radio "lock up" which I encountered. If you pulled the fuses to check them and reseated them then that probably won't work for you.

Might be a dealer visit for you. I've heard about dead radios on D3's so it is not the first.

Chris

Yeah, the clock display on the dash is gone as well. I pulled both fuses so it looks like another trip to the dealer.

Cheers.

Morcha,
The radio turning off could be a couple of things, low battery voltage & yes maybe a faulty head unit but unlikely.
I would try a "vehicle hard reset", remove both the positive & negative battery terminals with a 13mm spanner & then connect them both together for a minute.
Obviuosly be careful not to short the wiring to the battery as u WILL do damage.
The cables wont reach each other but just use the spanner to connect to each cable.

You could pull the dash off and check all the wires are in nice and snug. We pulled the h\u out when we got the D3 (Reasoning was 50% to install an electronic brake controller and 50% because we could ) After we reassembled the dash we had no radio because one of the plugs had come out.

Just pull the trim that borders the centre console out towards the back seats. Should pop out pretty easy.

Hi Morcha,

You mentioned "so it looks like another trip to the dealer", as though you have had some visits previously.

I'm considering buying a D3 TDV6 SE and would appreciate any relevant feedback on any problems you've encounted.

Regards, Dennis.

Originally Posted by djhampson

You could pull the dash off and check all the wires are in nice and snug. We pulled the h\u out when we got the D3 (Reasoning was 50% to install an electronic brake controller and 50% because we could ) After we reassembled the dash we had no radio because one of the plugs had come out.

Just pull the trim that borders the centre console out towards the back seats. Should pop out pretty easy.

What Brake controller did you fit?

Originally Posted by hopperoo

Hi Morcha,

You mentioned "so it looks like another trip to the dealer", as though you have had some visits previously.

I'm considering buying a D3 TDV6 SE and would appreciate any relevant feedback on any problems you've encounted.

Regards, Dennis.

Dennis, the other issue was a nothing. We had a rare but very heavy fog here in Brisbane some weeks ago and I noticed the front fog lights didn't work. The dealer fixed it no probs.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by sniegy

I would try a "vehicle hard reset", remove both the positive & negative battery terminals with a 13mm spanner & then connect them both together for a minute.

Thanks Pete. That did the trick.

Cheers,

Mark