Daz Jam

Hi, yes it was after a battery change. It is back now though. The satnav made an announcement and it popped back on.... odd.

Hi sorry for the delay, my stereo went after the battery was changed - it came back on randomly after the satnav voice said something - I'm not sure what! I was not listening but it sounded like an announcement, perhaps there was some kind of reset that happened and things were being calibrated or the car went into trip mode and muted the stereo??? Did you have any luck yourself? Mine was a few days and restarts of the car.... It might be worth cycling the ignition a few dozen times to see if it reverts back to un-muted (if that is what happened).

I've been to the fuses in the engine bay and checked/tested all the relevant (or so I reckon) fuses and all are fine. I haven't checked the fuses under the glovebox yet, that'll be next but looks to be well fiddly. while down there I noticed I have a pair of fuses that look to be addons - attached to the passenger cover that clips in under the glovebox; does anyone know what they might be for? I'll add a picture tomorrow and - bizarrely, just got in the car to have another fiddle and the satnav announced something unintelligible and the stereo came on...!! I'm bemused. I managed to play most of a track but it started dropping out at the end. I'll go again tomorrow. Fingers crossed this is a good sign.

Hi all I have searched and perused for hours but have had no luck finding anything other than "check fuses" that would seem to relate to my issue. I'm in a 2006 RX400H with Mark Levinson stereo. I ran my battery flat a few days back and, on inspection it seemed to be somewhat leaky after charging so, though it works, I decided to replace it with a new one. Having seen some good recommendations for a Bosch unit, I duly bought one and installed it, have driven around without issue but discovered today that the stereo no longer outputs sound. The controls all work, the volume increases/decreases on the display via the rotary control and also the steering wheel controls and all other options are there, changing inputs etc, just no actual sound. Sat nav has audio too.... I have disconnected the battery again this evening to see if that might jog it into life but no luck. If anyone else has had this issue I would be very obliged to know if you found a solution. It "feels" like I need to reset something but then why would the display work? It could be a loose connection but then why would that happen now after a a battery change? I will do a check of fuses etc shortly but will post this now to see if you guys have some advice. Here's hoping. Thanks in advance!

Cheers Ron 👍

Thanks Ronnie. Off to a great start with my cleaning (it is a little mucky inside) and left the keys in the ignition.... Doh! Half an hour later and the 12v battery was drained enough to need charging. Hahahaha, what a donut. Luckily I have my old Jeep battery and jumper cables so could shut the window at least. The old Napa battery from the car will be soon replaced with something that is, hopefully, a little more durable and fresh. Onwards with the battery research then! 🙂

Hello there, I'm Daz, recent proud/damp owner of a 2006 RX400H with premium leaks that I am investigating! I bought the car in full knowledge it'd likely need some tlc despite a new hybrid relay and "water ingress modification" from a main dealer in January this year (2023). £1500 and the car is still leaky, mmmm. Not my bill by the way, the previous owner. Loving the drive and looking forward to sealing every potential dodgy seam or bolt hole that needs it. Searching for solutions is how I got here - before I'd even bought the car. Research is always good and I am no stranger to wet cars, having owned a Freelander 1 with the fish tank "tool box" in the boot 😉 The smell of damp carpet aside, so far I'm happy to own this mix of smooth wafting and mental acceleration (I do enjoy a little whoosh every now and then!). Cheers all