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Nottoman
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Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:29 am Post subject:
Audi A6 - Did I fry my radio? |
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I am so embarrassed to admit that I improperly hooked up the
negative/positive posts when jumpstarting my 97 Aud A6 Wagon. The smoke was
my first clue. Anyway quickly yanked the cables and then properly
jumpstarted the car to get a new battery. I noticed the radio wasn't
working after the jumpstart fiasco. I checked the fuses and had a friend
doublecheck with a voltmeter. There's a chance it stopped working when the
battery went totally dead. It should say SAFE on the display and then I can
go through the reset procedure with the unlock code, but it doesn't say
anything. The backlights on all the knobs come on when the lights are on,.
but no sound and nothing comes up on the display.
Any hints, tips, or stabs would be very much appreciated.
nottoman
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JimV
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Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:41 am Post subject:
Re: Audi A6 - Did I fry my radio? |
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Nottoman wrote:
| Quote: | I am so embarrassed to admit that I improperly hooked up the
negative/positive posts when jumpstarting my 97 Aud A6 Wagon. The smoke was
my first clue. Anyway quickly yanked the cables and then properly
jumpstarted the car to get a new battery. I noticed the radio wasn't
working after the jumpstart fiasco. I checked the fuses and had a friend
doublecheck with a voltmeter. There's a chance it stopped working when the
battery went totally dead. It should say SAFE on the display and then I can
go through the reset procedure with the unlock code, but it doesn't say
anything. The backlights on all the knobs come on when the lights are on,.
but no sound and nothing comes up on the display.
Any hints, tips, or stabs would be very much appreciated.
nottoman
Pull the radio and see if there's a fuse on the back, there often is. |
There is a good chance you toasted it, but you should be able to get a
used '97 for short money. |
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Tony
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Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:
Re: Audi A6 - Did I fry my radio? |
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I agree with you. However, before you do that, disconnect the battery for
1/2 hour then connect again. You might get the SAFE back.
Good luck
"JimV" <jv9999@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Nottoman wrote:
I am so embarrassed to admit that I improperly hooked up the
negative/positive posts when jumpstarting my 97 Aud A6 Wagon. The smoke
was
my first clue. Anyway quickly yanked the cables and then properly
jumpstarted the car to get a new battery. I noticed the radio wasn't
working after the jumpstart fiasco. I checked the fuses and had a
friend
doublecheck with a voltmeter. There's a chance it stopped working when
the
battery went totally dead. It should say SAFE on the display and then I
can
go through the reset procedure with the unlock code, but it doesn't say
anything. The backlights on all the knobs come on when the lights are
on,.
but no sound and nothing comes up on the display.
Any hints, tips, or stabs would be very much appreciated.
nottoman
Pull the radio and see if there's a fuse on the back, there often is.
There is a good chance you toasted it, but you should be able to get a
used '97 for short money. |
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