Hi all

Not a modification question I know, but......

I have a standard Shaker 500 in my car. Now, if the stereo is on and I remove the key from the ignition, the stereo turns off immediately.

I'm told that on most S197s, the stereo should stay on for 10 minutes after the ignition is switched off, or the drivers door is opened.

Is there a way to switch between the two settings??


Cheers
Paul

 

I have an 07 GT and the radio stays for 10 minutes or until either door is open. I did not see anything in the owners manual that indicates that this can be changed. I'll check out the shop manual tomorrow and see if there is any info in there on this.

Ron

 

Many thanks, I appreciate that.

 

susbscribing as this has my interest

 

as far as I know its a standard feature that cannot be tunred off. hmmm

 

Same here. When I had it. As a matter of fact all three of my Fords do the same thing. Radio stays on till you open the door. I have never seen anything about being able to turn this function off.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but does not everyone's map lights come on when the key is removed, but the doors are still closed? Mine do. I kinda found that odd... Radio *does* stay on.

I wuz thinkin'... maybe it's a cross connect/short/brain fart on the car's part, but could that little feature could be what's causing it? Just throwin' that one out there.

 

The main reason I'm asking is because I've had a couple of flat batteries. I know leaving the stereo on before switching off can sometime kill the battery.

 

Did you buy the car new?

 

No, the car was bought by a US serviceman stationed in the UK. I bought it from him just over a year ago.

May be my car is unique

 

Radio stays on for ten minutes unless a door is opened. I know this from waiting for the school bus every morning. Map lights also come on when key is removed...

 

This doesn't have anything to do with the actual radio itself. I've got an aftermarket head unit and it'll still stay on for 10 min after taking the key out of the ignition, just like the Skipper 500. I wish I could tell you more about it, but its been a while since' i've read about it. My guess is the car just cuts the voltage to the RUN wire, telling the radio to turn off, the same way it stops the windows from working after either 10 min or when you open the door.

 

Cavero is right. I forgot to mention I have aftermarket and it does the same thing as when it was stock.

 

course i am

 

Not necessarily. If the radio has been wired wrong, it can show these problems. Pull the radio and see if it it using the factory harnesses or if it has been hacked at some point. There's dual power wires and if they're switched, everything will work fine, but won't give you the time after key off. There's also the possibility one of the fuses is gone- do interior lights and such stay on until you open the door?