Other radio on without key

kahmed87 · 20th July 2008, 23:30

is there any way of having the radio on without having the key in the ignition (audis and bmws have this function)

Mr JP · 20th July 2008, 23:30

HappyMan · 20th July 2008, 23:33

In a single word: No

angie4m · 20th July 2008, 23:54

And because they have it you expect that in the civic too? Totally pointless anyway really.

Bmw introduced that feature as when folk were washing their cars they would have the radio/cd player on and to work it you had to have the keys in the ignition and turned to position 1 but this burnt out the transponders in the key, so the immobiliser would not disengage and the car wouldn't start and you needed a new, expensive key.

I'm guessing your wanting music playing whist doing something similar? Oh and without the beeps from the dash when the drivers door is open?

Type S Bournemouth · 21st July 2008, 00:02

im sure you could make it come on without keys in but would mean getting to back of stereo etc.

FWH · 21st July 2008, 05:24

In theory you could maybe re-wire it to by-pass the ignition, but there maybe some logic that prevents this.

Kremmen · 21st July 2008, 06:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by angie4m

And because they have it you expect that in the civic too? Totally pointless anyway really.

Bmw introduced that feature as when folk were washing their cars they would have the radio/cd player on and to work it you had to have the keys in the ignition and turned to position 1 but this burnt out the transponders in the key, so the immobiliser would not disengage and the car wouldn't start and you needed a new, expensive key.

I'm guessing your wanting music playing whist doing something similar? Oh and without the beeps from the dash when the drivers door is open?

Now you say that, but I found it a bonus on previous cars. When I'm cleaning it (post washing sequence) I can leave the door open and have the radio playing without having the keys in the ignition.

It would also be a bonus when you are sitting waiting in the car as you would not have to have the dashboard partially lit up as it does on ignition position 1.

ahar · 21st July 2008, 07:08

Used to do this with the 206 (until the paintwork was so wrecked washing it made it worse!).

It used to auto switch off after 20 minutes to protect the battery.

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HappyMan Super Moderator Rocketship door handle Join Date: 16th August 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 11 Thanked 40 Times in 39 Posts	In a single word: No

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angie4m Why Do I bother? Civinfo guru Join Date: 28th September 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,749 Thanks: 17 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts	And because they have it you expect that in the civic too? Totally pointless anyway really. Bmw introduced that feature as when folk were washing their cars they would have the radio/cd player on and to work it you had to have the keys in the ignition and turned to position 1 but this burnt out the transponders in the key, so the immobiliser would not disengage and the car wouldn't start and you needed a new, expensive key. I'm guessing your wanting music playing whist doing something similar? Oh and without the beeps from the dash when the drivers door is open?

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Type S Bournemouth Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 3rd October 2006 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 968 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	im sure you could make it come on without keys in but would mean getting to back of stereo etc.

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FWH Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 3rd June 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 5,227 Thanks: 6 Thanked 44 Times in 39 Posts	In theory you could maybe re-wire it to by-pass the ignition, but there maybe some logic that prevents this.

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ahar Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd March 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Used to do this with the 206 (until the paintwork was so wrecked washing it made it worse!). It used to auto switch off after 20 minutes to protect the battery.