Help radio turns off by itself

[niall]

My golf r's radio head unit has suddenly started turning itself off during normal driving conditions. Its pretty annoying, has anyone had this problem, anyone know how to fix it?

[mythik]

Niall,

So the whole unit is just switching off entirely? If so I'd be suspicious that the quad-lock connector isn't fully in. If you're not handy, I'd suggest leaving this to the dealer as it's _very_ easy to break the clips holding on the fascia around the RCD/RNS area.

Having said that, you are not confusing this issue for the TP function whereby the radio will interrupt your music for traffic announcements (which we don't actually use in Australia properly) if you're turned TP on.

[SilvrFoxX]

A number of us had this issue when driving North around ourimbah for some reason. I went back to the dealer and had the latest 4.1 maps installed with the firmware and the problem no longer occurs. However I still suffer the skip pause when playing my itouch on the MDI

Question: Do you have the SATNAV

[mythik]

SilvrFoXX.

Have you installed the latest MDI firmware via USB?

[niall]

Crazy stuff guys. Yes i do have TP mode on, yes it started on the central coast, no havent upgraded. I'll get back to you

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Ps i dont have sat nav

[mythik]

turn off TP.

[SilvrFoxX]

SilvrFoXX.

Have you installed the latest MDI firmware via USB?

ummm no .. any pointers on how to obtain and install would be apprciated

[Beowulf]

ummm no .. any pointers on how to obtain and install would be apprciated

Download from here Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrades | my-gti.com and read the instructions, basically put it on a USB flash drive plug drive into USB on MDI and turn on car.

I've done it, very very easy.

[kryten2001]

Maybe it doesn't like what you're listening to.

Mine used to do the same thing, problem stopped after I told the wife to start driving her own car.

[SilvrFoxX]

Maybe it doesn't like what you're listening to.

Mine used to do the same thing, problem stopped after I told the wife to start driving her own car.

could be onto something there.. I will stop listening to Beiber for a while

[rossw]

could be onto something there.. I will stop listening to Beiber for a while

Otherwise, if I were your radio, I'd turn off too.

[SilvrFoxX]

OK followed the instructions and ran a quick test.. seems to have done the trick.. thanks for that.. will monitor.. Yay bring back the Bieber

[niall]

It was a problem with the ignition. All fixed, pick up tomorrow