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Re: Linc. Nav. radio function
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:32:06 -0500, "wolfpuppy" <togrul@fuse.net>
wrote:
> I notice with my '99 Lincoln Navigator that after shutting of the engine,
>the radio will continue to play, even when the key is removed, then turning
>off, as it should do, when the door is opened to exit. Now, I understand
>why it would go off after opening the door--that only makes sense. And I
>thought the idea of being able to continue to listen to music on the stereo
>with the engine off was a good one, too. But, while waiting for a bay to
>open at the local JiffyLube for my overdue oil change and listening to the
>radio, it simply shut off after around four or five minutes. I could
>"reactivate" the radio by turning the key to "on" and back again (without
>starting the engine) and I could listen for another few minutes, and the
>radio would go off again. This has happened before under the same
>circumstances.
>
>When I talked to a tech at a Ford dealership around here, he said that there
>is no accessory mode, like all cars used to have, in the navigator. He went
>on to say that Ford probably has some sort of smart chip in the system
>someplace that notes the power drain and shuts the radio down after a few
>minutes to preserve battery power. He guessed that the sound system in the
>navigator, which I got to admit is pretty kickin', might draw enough watts
>that to run it for very long with the engine off might result in problems
>starting.
>
>I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced this in their navigator
>or, I would imagine, the expedition as well. If it does draw that much
>power, I guess there isn't much I can do, nor should I. If it doesn't,
>might there be a work-around whereby one could continue to listen to the
>sound system without it shutting down quickly? Interesting problem, though.
No problem exists, it's working as designed. My '02 SuperDuty does
this and I think the shutoff time is closer to 15 minutes.
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