Keeping the music on over the 30 minutes.

[Visio 3000]

Hello, I love to listen to cool music when I'm in the wild, unfortunately the system shut it down after30 minutes. Is there a way to change this "strange" setting? Thanks for your replies.

 

[jts46]

the reason it shuts down is to stop you discharging the starter battery

 

[Visio 3000]

Thanks I agree this is pertinent, however, the audio could have been connected to the auxiliary batteries, couldn't it?

 

[calikev]

You could find an auto electrician to fit in a changeover switch to run the stereo off the leisure battery

 

[WelshGas]

Hello, I love to listen to cool music when I'm in the wild, unfortunately the system shut it down after30 minutes. Is there a way to change this "strange" setting? Thanks for your replies.

Gone are the old days of a simple radio/cassette player. Modern day In Car Entertainment ( ICE ) systems are more like a home Computer and quit power hungry. Hence the cut-off if the engine is not running.
you have 2 alternatives:-
1. A standalone system that is powered off the Camping/Leisure batteries only. Used by many owners.
2. Find someone, a car audio specialist, who can rewire the vehicle ICE system to run off the Leisure Batteries. But it's not as simple as swapping over a few wires.

 

[WelshGas]

Thanks I agree this is pertinent, however, the audio could have been connected to the auxiliary batteries, couldn't it?

It could, but the California is based on a " Van " base with the camping side of things added. The ICE system is tied into many " vehicle " systems and it probably is not worth the extra to change the wiring for what is a relatively small number of Californias.

 

[Visio 3000]

Thanks for your replies, I'll keep trying... where there is a will there is a way!!!

 

[larrylamb]

A small decent quality bluetooth speaker would work well with the music on your phone and can be used at home/garden as well. I would prefer that to messing with the radio power supplies.

 

[Amarillo]

A small decent quality bluetooth speaker would work well with the music on your phone and can be used at home/garden as well. I would prefer that to messing with the radio power supplies.

That’s what we do.

When driving we quite often have:

#Daddy’s taking us to the zoo tomorrow,
#Zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow...

playing on Bluetooth speakers in the back and:

#The sirens are screaming, and the fires are howling;
#Way down in the valley tonight...

Playing on the speakers in the front.


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[kp64zl]

bluetooth speaker cheap and easy and even a good one probably costs less than getting van rewired......

 

[MattBW]

Getting it rewired to your leisure battery is a good plan although I thikn the computer will still turn it off after 30 minutes without some recoding? Is the recoding even possible?

I use a bluetooth speaker too these days.

 

[briwy]

Getting it rewired to your leisure battery is a good plan although I thikn the computer will still turn it off after 30 minutes without some recoding? Is the recoding even possible?

I use a bluetooth speaker too these days.

Correct Matt. The unit is controlled by the canbus system so will still turn off even if connected directly to the leisure batteries. Ours is connected directly and I have to find a way to disconnect it temporarily from the canbus. Disconneciting it permanently would nean no controls from the steering wheel controls and probably no phone/bluetooth connection as well.

 

[Jay20cali]

If you time it right every time you need another cold beer from the fridge you can just flick it back on again .....

 

[Visio 3000]

Thanks for your kind replies.. I like the idea of a BT device, but I also like the idea of pushing back the button while I get an other great beer... I love the Leffe Dark and the Jupiler.... Again thanks to all of you.

 

[Andy]

Thanks for your kind replies.. I like the idea of a BT device, but I also like the idea of pushing back the button while I get an other great beer... I love the Leffe Dark and the Jupiler.... Again thanks to all of you.

Trouble with keep on switching it back sooner or later you will flaten the battery.

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[Fergie Collier]

I agree this is so annoying but little can be done apart from as stated use a stand alone device. I do wonder though if you continually put it back on when will the battery be flat ?. Also are the USBs all from the leisure battery ? I suspect the dashboard ones may be from the car ( engine ) battery does anyone know ?
I also have an old T2 van and I simple wired in a dashboard switch for the radio to work on the leisure battery - so simple on an old van but not on a Cali

 

[sebh31]

We just use a bluetooth speaker that's charged off the USB. so saves the engine battery.

 

[Kris Emery]

Also are the USBs all from the leisure battery ? I suspect the dashboard ones may be from the car ( engine ) battery does anyone know ?

I am told that every thing in front of the B post is off the engine battery including the USBs in dash. So you lose them when the engine is off. Also the battery management system "protects" the engine battery hence shutdown of the music system.

 

[andrew bazeley]

Absolute Audio in Amesbury set my new radio up with a switch inside the glovebox, so you could flick it over to the leisure batteries when camping. Works brilliantly.

 

[ArunAlec]

I am told that every thing in front of the B post is off the engine battery including the USBs in dash. So you lose them when the engine is off. Also the battery management system "protects" the engine battery hence shutdown of the music system.

On the T5 (at least on mine) the 12v socket in the dash ashtray is off the engine battery. The one on top of the dash is off the leisure battery.

 

[Frank Mc]

Morning all
I paid €18,000 for the Dynaudio sound system and I assumed, wrongly, that the stereo would work off the leisure batteries.
That was the whole reason for buying as an option.
I’m still very disappointed and annoyed at this and the fact that I have to use a aftermarket speaker to listen to music when I already have a €1,800 sound system fitted....
it’s nonsence and should have been explained when I was ordering the Cali....

 

[Frank Mc]

Sorry, that was a typo haha it was €1,800 not €18,000
Typing in anger !!!!!

 

[ArunAlec]

Morning all
I paid €18,000 for the Dynaudio sound system and I assumed, wrongly, that the stereo would work off the leisure batteries.
That was the whole reason for buying as an option.
I’m still very disappointed and annoyed at this and the fact that I have to use a aftermarket speaker to listen to music when I already have a €1,800 sound system fitted....
it’s nonsence and should have been explained when I was ordering the Cali....

I can't believe anyone when buying a Cali would, if given the choice, spec having the stereo fed from the engine battery/30 cut off, so I wonder what rationale VW used when drawing up the wiring diagram?

 

[WelshGas]

Absolute Audio in Amesbury set my new radio up with a switch inside the glovebox, so you could flick it over to the leisure batteries when camping. Works brilliantly.

I presume an aftermarket system?

 

[markh]

Absolute Audio in Amesbury set my new radio up with a switch inside the glovebox, so you could flick it over to the leisure batteries when camping. Works brilliantly.

Do know what they did to disable the CANbus switch-off?