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1996 850R Stereo stays on with key removed 850 1996

posted by  sjoroff on  Tue Jun 8 08:22 CST 2004
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Brickers,

I misplaced my owners manual so the answer may be in there.....it seems that after my 3 year old son spent some time playing in the car that the stereo now stays on after the car is turned off and the key is removed. Obviously this is only a problem because it drains the battery if I leave the car without turning off the stereo. So, it's either:

1. A button the stereo that he pressed, or
2. A faulty ingition switch but it's just so coincidental that the problem started after he was playing in there.

Needless to say I'll be finding somewhere else for him to play from now on.

Please help before I forget to turn it off, get stranded and need to replace the battery.

Thanks,

Steve J








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    Conclusion to 1996 850R Stereo stays on with key removed 850 1996

    posted by  sjoroff on  Tue Jun 22 04:24 CST 2004
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    The brick went into the dealer for a professional look and the problem stopped once I got there. The night before I went to the dealer, I tapped on, removed and reinstalled all of the relays in the car, so I could easily have fixed the problem myself. I'll be paying close attention to this in the future.

    Hope this helps someone.

    Steve








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    1996 850R Stereo stays on with key removed 850 1996

    posted by  KlausC on  Tue Jun 8 10:35 CST 2004
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    Well, it's not the stereo unit itself. The wiring is set to let the radio work only when the key is in position I or II. Unless you left the key in the ignition with your 3 year old or he played around under the dash and pulled a few wires, the ignition switch is suspect.

    Klaus
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      1996 850R Stereo still stays on with key removed 850 1996

      posted by  sjoroff on  Thu Jun 10 03:05 CST 2004
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      While the ignition switch is on order, I diconnected the electrical portion of the switch on the driver's side of the steering column. The key is out and therefore the mechanical portion of the ingnition switch is in the off position (0). Why on earth would the stereo still have power? The wipers also have power.

      Steve J
      '96 850R
      '01 XC








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        1996 850R Stereo still stays on with key removed 850 1996

        posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jun 10 04:04 CST 2004
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        Eventhough you can pull the key out of the switch, it is still in position I. The wipers and radio and driving lights, etc are all active in position I. It is possible that the switch "innards" have come loose and you may be able to just tighten them. The key removal part of the switch is not electronic, but depends on physical postition. The rest of the switch has moved counter clockwise allowing you to remove the key when it is in accessory mode.

        Klaus

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          1996 850R Stereo still stays on with key removed 850 1996

          posted by  sjoroff on  Thu Jun 10 04:39 CST 2004
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          Many thanks for your input. I'll check the mechanical portion of the switch and tighten and rotate as necessary. What still puzzels me is that the electronic portion of the switch is completeld disconnected on the left hand side (the wire connector is removed from the switch) yet the electronics still function (stereo and wipers...) How is that possible? Is it reasonable to expect the fix for this to be a new ignition switch (elec) and an adjustment of the mechanical switch?







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