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I have the same problem...would love an answer: Muted audio Grey-ed out buttons...I had this solved until I had the car serviced and they (for some unknown reason) disconnected the battery.

It is doubtful it is a grounding problem if you used speaker outputs to power your speakers. If it was a bad ground the unit would probably not work. However, if you would like to test for a bad ground you can do a few things. With the head unit on, unplug the antenna. If the radio turns off, you have a bad ground. Also, you can attach a new ground by simply connecting a wire to the chasis of the head unit and then connecting the other side to a known good ground (cigarette lighter housing, ground of battery, etc.). If this solves your problem, you have a bad ground. I would c

Yes he is correct. I basically have to have the car running, or the key switched to "on" (all dash and warning lights on). But for me it is ok because I don't listen to the radio unless I am driving the car. I am still looking for an adapter for my car...If you run across anything that works for Audi and VW let me know!

That looks like the correct adapter. However, I am not sure it is going to give you the "1 hour when key is off" feature. As far as the installation. There are switched wires in the car, but they need to be wired to to fuse box... I have an 07 Audi and the adapter I tried to use was the wrong one - like your installer. So for now I have the switched wire wired to the fuse box. No kill switches...Doing it this way could save you $80.00

I had a similar problem, I solved it by not connecting the I-Pod, shutting the system down (KEY OFF) then rebooting it. I have not had the problem since. Let us know what you find...I am interested to find out.

To get to the root of the problem I would ask your friend if during the install he removed any seats, door panels, or other items that may be integrated into the airbag system. A seat, even if the airbag is not in the seat, can still trigger a light if it was disconnected and the key was turned on. They have pressure sensors. However, your car has airbags in the seat, so if it was disconnected for any reason, then the ignition was turned on, it would set the light on. You can check with NAPA or other parts stores for a code reader. Often times they have a reset. You can rent them by

I know what you are thinking. If you touch the screen the cursor sets to that location. But no. I didn't touch the screen. Just driving.

This sucks...any other ideas out there....should I do a new post?

While traveling this weekend I had an issue with my F700BT. The Navigation would lock up in the middle of traveling. It would show the arrow not moving. It would also not show any directions on the upper left of the screen. I was able to get it to continue the route by pressing the "map" button. Any ideas on how to get this NOT to happen?

I agree, a dremel is great for work you are not going to see. If you are going to see it though, I would use a combination of exacto knife, and sanding because it is much more precise. Use a dremel to cut away large chunks of plastic. Use the exacto knife for precise work or what you are going to see. Use a file to get a nice even line Use sandpaper to smooth it all out. Finally, if you want to make it look factory, you could use spray paint towards the end of the sanding, shoot from about 6 -12 inches depending on the finish you want.

This is the first time this has happened to me and I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem or knows a solution. I was listening to the Ipod in the house, went to the car plugged it into the F-Series and started the car. The Avic would not get past the initial splash screen. When I disconnected the Ipod the Avic would boot up. If I were to reconnect the Ipod it would make the Avic go back to the splash screen. I finally got it to work by changing the song the Ipod was playing while Ipod was disconnected. Any ideas why? Avic F700BT Pioneer Ipod Video Cable Ipod

Highlander I don't know if they changed the wires, but it was red/black in '06. It is usually found on the smaller of the two plugs, toward the middle.

You don't need much of an antenna for FM. However it is very important for AM. Hope this helps: If you had the base radio, you probably didn't need to connect an amp turn-on, and therefore missed the power ant. If this is wrong let me know...It's for a 2007, all I could drum up. (I Show a yellow/orange for the '08 Elantra) Radio 12v red/black + radio harness Radio Ground black - radio harness Radio Ignition blue/black + radio harness Radio Illumination yellow + radio harness Factory Amp Turn-on same as power antenna wire Power Antenna green

Is it just my browser, or is there no way to get back to the home page once you click on forums. I know I can re-type the homepage into the navigation bar, but... Mozilla Firefox

I have spliced antennas together (you are talking about the am/fm right) Your best bet would be put new ends on like jimmy wrote. However, you could solder or connect the wires back together and it will work, though the AM will not be as good. Basically, if you don't use AM just splice it back together. If you do use AM put new ends on.