whats up with my radio. golf mk4

[dunn]

i have a standard gamma radio and every time i turn the car on i have to turn the radio on seperate, is this normal. then it either comes up learn or safe. if it comes up learn i just push number 1 and it brings up my saved radio station, does the radio need setting to stop this, i dont have the radio manual to check. when it comes up safe i dont touch it until it beeps but sometimes it asks for the code which i dont have. does this happen to anyone else and how do i sort it.
and do you know how i can get the code.
thanks

also my radio dont hold its memory, for instance if i was listen to a cd say track 12 then turn the car off, when i start the car and select cd it will be on cd1 track 1 any ideas

[mobitune]

Mine says "safe" when the buttons (radio preset buttons) are removed and the radio is turned on.. Maybe its a bad connection between the buttons and the radio.

Pete

[Ben]

Maybe its a bad connection between the buttons and the radio.

Pete

.............and when you push 1 the connection is made good.

[dunn]

Im not sure if it is a loose connection. if it was the radio would not come on would it and surely would always say "safe"


thanks for your replys

anyone have any other ideas.

[mobitune]

When you turn the radio on without the buttons it says "Safe"

When your radio says "Safe" it doesn't see the buttons. When you press 1 you are making the connection hence the radio starts working.

[Froggy]

It sounds as if you have lost the permanent 12v feed to the radio. If you are on the original wiring check your fuse box for a blown fuse.

If the wiring is not original you should have a switched 12v feed and a permanent 12v to the radio with the ignition on. If you haven't that's your problem.

[mobitune]

Mine says "safe" when the buttons (radio preset buttons) are removed and the radio is turned on.. Maybe its a bad connection between the buttons and the radio.

Pete

Just to correct this, I was mistaken.. when the buttons are removed it says "safe" behind them... but on the display it says "front missing" or something like that.