help my radio doesnt turn off e46 m3

[housen]

tried the fuse box but the guide doesnt match to any of the fuses they are all 5s and 40s and others but dont match to the fuse map

will my batt be flat tm morn ?

i have turned to sound to zero but can still hear fussy noise

[E30M3SE]

It will flatten your battery.
Pull fuses 7, 5a & 41, 30a fusebox is in the top of your glovebox. Leave them out for 10mins and then replace.

[housen]

E30M3SE said:

It will flatten your battery.
Pull fuses 7, 5a & 41, 30a fusebox is in the top of your glovebox. Leave them out for 10mins and then replace.

they are not labbled like that

they are all 5s and 40s and 7s they dont match the key card atall

[housen]

why is this happening ?

i have the worst luck ever i picked it up today

guy who sold it said never happened to him

i belive him as the service history is ridiculous

plus he even had a new stereo replaced last yeat for 650 quid from dealer

the car has wanted for nothing
so why is this suddenly happening

sorry to whine but im gutted

[E30M3SE]

The fuses are in 2 rows.

Top row from the left 1st fuse is fuse 1, count 7 towards the right that is fuse 7 it's 5a remove it. Fuse 41 is directly below fuse 4 and should be 30a, remove that fuse as well.

That how every e46 I've ever seen is wired, yours should be the same. If that's not working for you the go in the boot, right handside of the boot floor remove the panel covering the battery and remove the -ve terminal and leave it off for 10 mins, iirc you'll need a 10mm spanner or socket.

Edited by E30M3SE on Saturday 14th April 20:48

[housen]

E30M3SE said:

The fuses are in 2 rows.

Top row from the left 1st fuse is fuse 1, count 7 towards the right that is fuse 7 it's 5a remove it. Fuse 41 is directly below fuse 4 and should be 30a, remove that fuse as well.

un plugged batt

and stereo has reset

thank fck

ok moving fwd how can i stop this happeneing ?

thank you for all your help so far mate !

[E30M3SE]

Sounds like the stereo didn't receive or act on the shutdown signal when you switched off the car, it maybe a 1-off glitch it maybe an issue developing, see if it does it again, you may find that it doesn't.

[housen]

thx mate fingers crossed

like i said in another thread u are the m master

btw is that m3 on your profile yours ? is it the same as the one up for 85k ?

[E30M3SE]

Yes, it's mine, and yes it's a Sport Evo same as the 85k car.

[housen]

sweet shes a keeper

[northwest monkey]

I've had an E46 (325 convertible not an M3) and the radio was a bit weird at times. At times it would refuse to change from CD to radio & vice versa, stick at a certain volume, refuse to play a different CD or change radio stations. The car was 9 months old when I got it & both the head unit & CD were replaced under warranty but it still did it. Obviously never effing did it in front of the dealer but just happened at random.

Once you've worked out which fuse to replace it'll be one of those quirks about the car you'll learn to live with & after a couple of years wonder why nobody else does it!

[Pip1968]

I should like to add my experience of this. I have an e39 and had the same problem with the radio refusing to shut off a few years ago. In the end (over a couple of days) it ruined the battery and I got BMW to replace the radio module (~£300/500 from memory). Probably an expensive 'BMW' fix but it has been fine since.

You said the original owner had the radio replaced so perhaps this has something to do with your problem.

Best of luck either way.

Pip

[housen]

thx guys all sorted for now
hopefully a one off

car drives like a dream too

[Blues]

housen said:

why is this happening ?

i have the worst luck ever i picked it up today

guy who sold it said never happened to him

i belive him as the service history is ridiculous

plus he even had a new stereo replaced last yeat for 650 quid from dealer

the car has wanted for nothing
so why is this suddenly happening

sorry to whine but im gutted

You might want to ask him why his was necessary?
I've had the same problem with E38 and E39 Beamers, bu not with my E46 M3.
It seems to be a very common problem with some BMW models, due I believe to dry joints in the radio module mounted in the boot.
Good luck, it is very annoying when it starts to happen more frequently