Switching the radio on when the engine is off

[Rachel880]

Hi :-)
Picked up my DS3 on Tuesday and I LOVE it, but the fact that you can't have the radio on when the engine is off I'd kinda bugging me! I like to sit in my car on my lunch break and listen to the radio and also on the school run I have to get there a bit earlier to park and I don't like sitting there with the engine on.
Does anyone know how it works? It's one of those touch screen things.

[Gazski66]

It is one of the eco things they have, if I remember correctly the radio will stay on for a period of time which depends on how long you have had the engine running

[Rachel880]

Yea it's an eco thing, I've tried alsorts to get it on but nothing ha ha think it's just something I'll have to live with. It's only a minor thing :-)

[Broda]

Is there a wiring solution perhaps? Really started bugging me a few times as well when doing work on the car

If anyone knows please enlighten us all!

[Dangerousfish]

Is there a wiring solution perhaps? Really started bugging me a few times as well when doing work on the car

If anyone knows please enlighten us all!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Akai-A61016...heap+dab+radio

[Bigfeet]

If you DS is one with the touchscreen then the Eco mode kicks in really early to avoid drain on the battery.

Have you tried putting the ignition into accessory mode?

[WTF]

Glad to hear you love it so far!

It will play for a max of 30 mins if there is enough juice stored up before the Eco kicks in... I think. Well my old one used to....

Could always listen to the radio on your phone? Not ideal, but its better than silence.

[Mav]

This is annoying me as well, I can't find any way to turn the radio on with the ignition off. I'm often sat in the car waiting to pick kids/wife up. Every car I've had up to this one I could listen to the radio with no probs. My C3 use to switch off after listening for 30 mins with the ignition off, which is acceptable.

I hope someone finds out how to get around this.

[cyclone]

Get use to it.