Re: Accessories

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:35:48 -0400
>From: Steve Frattini <s373231@gettysburg.edu>
>Subject: Re: Accessories
>
>>> > radio can be turned on witohout key in the ignition.
>>
>>Normal on Audis.
>
>Hello all,
>
>This is my first post to the group, for the past two weeks I've just been
>reading messages and absorbing information.  I have a strange question, but
>one that has puzzled me for quite some time.  Why in the world does Audi (
>and VW for that matter) wire the radios so that they can be turned on
>without the ignition.  Is there a reason behind this.  Please enlighten me.
> Also I recently installed a new blaupunkt radio and Cd changer on my 84
>5ks.  Is there a way to make the radio go off when the ignition is turned
>off?  The crutchfield rep I talked to said to run a wire to the fuse box
>and hook it to something that shuts off when the ignition goes off.  That's
>great, but how?

There are those who consider the radio staying on after ignition is
switched off to be a great feature. I'm not one of those. I guess it could
be nice to leave a functioning radio for a passenger who waits in the car,
while you must take your keys away to do something or other.

While extolling the features of a '95.5 S6 to me, an Audi salesman
demonstrated a radio feature that I think is the best compromise: the radio
_automatically_ shuts OFF with the ignition, but it can be turned on again
by simply pressing the power/volume knob. That's cool! Do all late-model
Audi's now have that feature?

Phil

Phil Rose		Rochester, NY
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