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This mainly depends on the way the radio is wired into the car.
If the radio is wired to a permanent live it will stay on when the key is removed,
If the radio is wired to an ignition or an accessory circuit the radio will go off when the key is removed.
Some radios have the facility to stay on for 20 minutes after the key is removed,
Fiat Panda is a good example of this.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoThere can be several causes of this:
A short in the electrical system allowing power to the clock light
A faulty relay that is sticking on
A problem in the radio itself (usually a diode)
A defect in the ignition switch (though other things should be staying on as well if this is the cause)
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∙ 13y agoDid you make sure that the key was turned all the way to "Off" not accessories?
If you have a non genuine stereo installed, it could be that it is connected to power and does not sense that the car is actually turned off.
Hope this helps!
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∙ 17y agoIs the key cycled onto the accessories or turned back past lock? If it is turn it completely off.
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∙ 13y agobecause you have the radio wired to a constant hot wire .
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∙ 16y agoTis normal operation so you can stop and listen to the music after you cut the engine off. Open the door and it quits.
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∙ 15y agoThe radio is either wired to a permantly live supply or the radio has an auto off feature after a set period of time (mine stays on for 20 minutes after the car is switched off).
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∙ 11y agoSafety feature, so if you leave it on by accident after leaving car, it won't drain your battery so key has to be on.
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The remote wire is not hooked up. It should be a small blue wire, just take the radio out and hook thise remote wire up and then the radio should turn off when the car is turned off.
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What causes a radio to run down your battery?
if your radio is not stock then the wiring is not correct or depending on the year you may need a specific wiring harness for the car which can be bought and installed by any extreme audio store. that would be the case if your car radio stays on when the car gets turned off. It uses energy
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owners manual fuse box interior lamps pull it then figure it out no sense in a dead battery
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In your 1994 Buick Century the radio-clock stays on when the car is turned off and if you take the fuse out for the radio the clock still stays on how can this be fixed?
Answer: I assume you mean the radio clock light stays on after you turn the key to the off position. Based on my research there are there are three things that can cause this.First, there is the possibility of a bad diode in the radio itself which will require the replacing or disconnecting the radio.Second, there is a short somewhere causing the clock to stay on. Finding such short can be a hassle and it might be easier simply to disconnect the clock then trying to find the short.Finally, there is the (rare) possibility that the Body Control Module (BCM) has gone bad but this is unlikely if this is the only issue you are having.
How can you stop the radio from running after the car is off the radio is running down the battrey how can you disconnect it?
The remote wire is not hooked up. It should be a small blue wire, just take the radio out and hook thise remote wire up and then the radio should turn off when the car is turned off.
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Why does my Car radio turn off and on?
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