Loss of sound from audio system

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Loss of sound from audio system

Post by Aggie » Mon Sep 27, 2021 5:15 pm

Hi All

Jump in the car yesterday and noticed that I have no sound from the stereo. It appears as though it is muted. The orange light in the bottom left corner will not illuminate. I've pressed the left hand control knob several times but no joy. Also, when I press the 'Mode' button, I can't cycle between CD, radio and tape. Everything else appears to be working e.g. Sat Nav. Anyone any ideas? Is there some form of master reset I can do? Many thanks.
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Lee Agutter
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Re: Loss of sound from audio system

Post by hap » Mon Sep 27, 2021 6:07 pm

Funny u shud say that it happened to me few weeks back I used this link
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=weOXU6fqNII
Remove n insert fuses as directed n shud work mine has

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Re: Loss of sound from audio system

Post by Jamie23 » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:14 am

I had this with my D3 (pro Hi-fi amp in the boot), I noticed the parking sensors were not making a noise. This was the first symptom of what turned out to be a terribly expensive affair.

Water had ingressed through the rear light cluster, shorting the amp and taking out the head unit and CD player as they were part of the fibre optic system, costing £1,900 to replace with second hand parts...

Hopefully it's not that, so if you don't have an amp in the boot, or fibre optic connectivity, then hopefully some fuse fiddling will sort your issue.
2007 E91 D3 #190

Best of previous cars:
EG Civic Hatch (great car, a real companion)
E36 318is (long-term test drive from my brother :lol: )
Alfa 155 1.8 T.Spark (at 19yo I didn't know what a head gasket was until..)

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Re: Loss of sound from audio system

Post by Aggie » Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:50 pm

Hap

Excellent, that worked. :D
Regards
Lee Agutter
2003 E46 B3S Vert. #088
1996 E36 328i (Sold)
1994 Mercedes W124 E280 (Sold)
1989 Peugeot 405 Mi16 (Sold)
1986 Ford Fiesta XR2 (Sold). Wished I'd kept it!!
1989 Mk1 Fiat Uno Turbo (Rusted away)

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