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[LaserLance]

Got a problem with my MID and radio staying on when key is out of ignition,only problem is that the radio isnt working and the centre MID is blank but other bits are showing info ,it did this when i started car up ,ive checked the fuses by the the manual but not sure if its the right fuses.Next problem is if I dont want to disconnect battery to stop this problem as I dont want to have alarm going off at 2-3am when i have to go to work

[Dave DND]

Does the MID go out if you remove the radio?

 :-?

[LaserLance]

not even taken radio out yet ,dave its a cr2006 ,and also need to add that the top and bottom line of MID are ok its the radio line thats blank

[Dave DND]

Worth taking the radio out for 20 mins and then refitting, as this will do a "hard reset" of the stereo, and can often cure faults.

I`m presuming that the CD mech is working ok and not jammed, as this can also cause similar faults?

[LaserLance]

ah ok ,ill try that ,ive checked the fuses they seem all ok , hopefully this will cure it ,thx for prompt reply dave

[LaserLance]

well it went back into safe mode ,and I have reset the code ,so many thanks for your help dave 

[Dave DND]

Did it cure the MID problem?

 :-?

[LaserLance]

Yes it it did  sorry I only checked this morning onto forum ,Like i said before many thanks for your help , pity I didnt live a bit closer to you as im thinking of putting a proper fitted DAB car stereo in my mig , have you got any reconmendations on makes?

[Dave DND]

Blaupunkt & Becker have the strongest DAB Tuners for reception in the high end units

Would avoid JVC and anything else around a similar price.

External aerial is an absolute essential item

BUT . . . . . . !!

There are lots of rumblings within the industry at the moment regarding DAB+ or DAB2 whatever you want to call it that may be out soon. If so, it is also rumoured that the current range of DAB units may not be backwards compatable, so personally I would hold fire on anything expensive at the moment. Interestingly, most of the respectable In-Car DAB units seem to have dissappeared from retail at the moment - so something is definately going on.

If you decide that you cannot wait, then look to something like Clarion or Pioneer that utilise an add on DAB hideaway box and that way, only a single replacement component will need to be upgraded in the future rather than the whole system.