Can a car radio keep playing when the engine is turned off?

Can a car radio keep playing when the engine is turned off?

If your car radio keeps playing when you turn the engine off, you will save a bit of battery power by switching the radio off before turning off the ignition, though it won’t make a huge difference. Can the radio drain the car battery even when it’s turned off?

What to do when your radio won’t turn off?

Radio did not turn off, would not turn on the next time, new phone did not want to pair…. open and close the drivers door twice would turn off the radio, ejecting and inserting a CD would turn on. Did a master reset, cured everything (cleared everything too). Interesting though, the SiriusXM Travel Link started working again.

Why can I faintly hear radio station and music when my fan is turned on?

Why can I faintly hear a radio station & music when my fan is turned on, other times when there is no fan it sounds as if the radio music is emanating from a electrical outlet or even the walls? – Quora

Is it bad to listen to the radio while driving?

People go to drive-ins where the audio is played over the radio. It’s rare to see a car not start after sitting through 2 or 3 movies with the radio on. The radio is not really a big battery drainer. Assuming you have a good battery you should be able to listen to the radio for quite a while without worry.

Why does my car radio keep playing when I Turn Off the engine?

Suppose you are at a parking lot, and you have to wait for someone in your car while listening to the radio. You want to turn off the engine but want the radio to keep playing the show which you want to hear but you cannot do so. The reason is that when you push the start-stop engine button, it turns off the car completely.

People go to drive-ins where the audio is played over the radio. It’s rare to see a car not start after sitting through 2 or 3 movies with the radio on. The radio is not really a big battery drainer. Assuming you have a good battery you should be able to listen to the radio for quite a while without worry.

Why does the radio stay on when the key is off?

This is what allows the system to retain power when the key is off until the door is open. It may be a relay failure or a failure in the module that controls this. I typically take a voltage meter to see if it is the relay or the module.

Why is my radio hot all the time?

One is hot all the time. It keeps the station memory and anything else that your radio ‘remembers’. A second wire is hot only when the key is on. That wire will be hot only when the key is on, though some cars keep that wire hot until you open the door or pull out the key.