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Re: Gremlins in my radio! (archive)
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Posted by Jim Cash on May 23, 2000 at 08:00:53:

In Reply to: Gremlins in my radio! posted by Rich F. on May 21, 2000 at 13:57:02:

: Gremlins in my my '97 528i made my radio run amuck!
: I hit the seek -up switch and the radio locked up, continuously running through the stations. None of the other audio functions were accessable. After shutting off and restarting car the problem resolved itself.
: Has anyone else had similar problems?


Judging by the following comments, and my own experience, that "continuous running through the stations" seems to be a common item that happens - only "occasionally". In 3 1/2 years I have seen it 3-4 times. Yes it seems to be triggered by the wheel controls and can be reset by turning the audio system off and on again - or by using a control on the MID.

Looks like there is a logic fault between the wheel controls and the radio - they communicate over the digital bus.

Cheers

Jim Cash


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