Radio on-off

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Radio on-off

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This weekend while cleaning my car at a car show I found that my radio will come on if you push the power button. This is with no key in the ignition and the doors wide open. I knew the radio stayed on after the key was removed and then went off when the drivers' door is opened. The drivers door was wide open - in fact all the doors were open and I was in the passenger seat cleaning the dash when the radio came on as I was wiping down the dash. Am I just the last one to find this?
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Someone else on another forum mentioned this as well I seem to recall. I'll have to check mine tomorrow....
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Mine does this too.
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Yep, me too. I thought many new cars did this, so it wasn't very shocking to me.
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Mine does this also. Think we nailed this one....
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Is it explained in the Owner's Manual? I have not looked....and does it STAY on, or go into a 10-minute "power down" cycle?

What happens if the (driver's?) door is closed--radio stay on or go off?

What happens if the (driver's) door is closed and re-opened?

Does this only work at the DRIVER's door, or any door?

Can the radio be turned on (with no key) with doors closed?

That's right...my car is on it's daily use pattern with the wife, so I can't go check the answers to these questions!!! I just wanted to document them so I can check later.... :mrgreen:
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Navy Lifer wrote:Is it explained in the Owner's Manual? I have not looked....and does it STAY on, or go into a 10-minute "power down" cycle?

What happens if the (driver's?) door is closed--radio stay on or go off?

What happens if the (driver's) door is closed and re-opened?

Does this only work at the DRIVER's door, or any door?

Can the radio be turned on (with no key) with doors closed?

That's right...my car is on it's daily use pattern with the wife, so I can't go check the answers to these questions!!! I just wanted to document them so I can check later.... :mrgreen:
I played with some of this when I first got the car, but forgot by now all of the outcomes! LOL. Guess we need to play again...
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2011 Caprice 9C3: L77, 8K miles, first-owner, purchased July 2011.
1995 Caprice 9C1: LT1, 178K miles, summer car.
1995 Impala SS: LT1, 21K miles.
1995 Caprice Wagon: LT1, 62K miles.
1995 Caprice Wagon: LT1, 128K miles. Rust In Pieces
1994 Caprice 9C1: LT1, beater winter car.
1969 Chevy C30: 383ci stroker, 4L80E, rollback car hauler.
1972 Chrysler Newport: 400ci big block, survivor 27K miles, 2-door hardtop.
1969 Dodge Charger: 383ci big block.
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