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      12-10-2012, 12:46 PM   #23
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No no no. What the others are telling you is wrong. The 8 minutes before auto-off is for the *ignition* - i.e. when you press the engine start button to turn everything on, it will turn it all back off again after a few minutes if you haven't actually started the engine.

I'm talking about turning just the radio back on by pressing the volume knob on the radio - don't touch anything else. It stays on for much longer than 8 minutes. It also doesn't turn on anything else such as the lights/DRLs. If it's like my old E46 there is a timeout of something like one hour after which it turns off, but to my mind that's sensible in case you accidentally leave it on.

I know this to be true because I've just been out to the car and tried it, and the radio was still on well after 30 minutes. Give it a try.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!! You have "fixed" the only thing "wrong" with my car! I knew there had to be a way to play the radio with out it cutting off after 8 stupid minutes! As soon as I read your post I RAN to my car to try it! It works exactly like you said, no ignition, no lights, no worries! If you were in Cali I'd buy you a beer!
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      12-10-2012, 01:27 PM   #24
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!! You have "fixed" the only thing "wrong" with my car! I knew there had to be a way to play the radio with out it cutting off after 8 stupid minutes! As soon as I read your post I RAN to my car to try it! It works exactly like you said, no ignition, no lights, no worries! If you were in Cali I'd buy you a beer!
No problem - glad to help out.
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Just don't hit the start stop button twice and keep the lights in the 0 position.
If you hit it once, things will stay on like your key is in the ignition.
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Eh...that does suck. Oh well I'll just press that radio button every 8 then, as long as the lights don't stay on.
No no no. What the others are telling you is wrong. The 8 minutes before auto-off is for the *ignition* - i.e. when you press the engine start button to turn everything on, it will turn it all back off again after a few minutes if you haven't actually started the engine.

I'm talking about turning just the radio back on by pressing the volume knob on the radio - don't touch anything else. It stays on for much longer than 8 minutes. It also doesn't turn on anything else such as the lights/DRLs. If it's like my old E46 there is a timeout of something like one hour after which it turns off, but to my mind that's sensible in case you accidentally leave it on.

I know this to be true because I've just been out to the car and tried it, and the radio was still on well after 30 minutes. Give it a try.
Ahh I see, thanks man will try later.
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