FW: Speaking of electrical stuff...

[Kneale Brownson]

All the old Audis (my newest is the '91 200q20v) allowed you to leave the
radio on even if the key is out of the ignition and the door opened and
shut again.  That's how my wife ran down her battery on her '90 V8.  Turned
the radio down so she couldn't hear it but didn't turn it off and then went
away for a trip.  Week later, dead battery.

At 10:21 AM 6/2/2004 -0400, Sandy, Robert wrote:
>
>... regarding the radio:
>
>Not having an original Audi radio in my wife's 91 CQ, the replacement radio 
>is not powered once the ignition key is turned off.
>Most VW's I've had allowed the radio to be powered once the key was turned 
>off but remained in the ignition switch.
>
>Was this a feature of the OEM radio in this Audi?  
>And, if so, what hot-wire did Audi use to perform this feature?
>
>I do notice that the power windows and sunroof operate when the key is off 
>and remaining in the ign. switch.