Audio starts playing randomly when I start the car
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Audio starts playing randomly when I start the car
This issue is driving me crazy and I have no way to figure out how to fix this.
Whenever I start my car, the audio (radio, cd etc.) sometimes starts playing even though I muted the audio before turning the car off. Other times, it does not start playing (regardless of whether it was muted or not when the car was turned off).
Is there a way to ensure that when the audio was not playing before, it is still not playing when I start the car?
Whenever I start my car, the audio (radio, cd etc.) sometimes starts playing even though I muted the audio before turning the car off. Other times, it does not start playing (regardless of whether it was muted or not when the car was turned off).
Is there a way to ensure that when the audio was not playing before, it is still not playing when I start the car?
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Not getting any replies to the thread makes me even more worried that this problem is unique to my car. Since this morning I've turned on the car 3 times and the music started playing all those 3 times and i had to hit mute. Should I be contacting the customer service for this ?
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That appears to be one of the few issues that I HAVEN'T had yet. However I only listen music from my iPhone. Not sure if this helps but when I go into a store and start my truck with the remote start, if I left my phone in and attached via the media cable it starts playing where it left off.
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That wouldn't solve the problem though. One solution I found was to change the input of the audio to something where no device is connected e.g. aux (if there is no aux device. WHen I'd start the car the system would go back to that input and will remain muted.
Just curious, haven't you guys faced this problem? If you are playing a cd/radio and mute it, turn off the car and start it again... does it remain mute? Super surprising it is happening only with me
Just curious, haven't you guys faced this problem? If you are playing a cd/radio and mute it, turn off the car and start it again... does it remain mute? Super surprising it is happening only with me
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At first I found it weird that I can't turn the radio off without turning off everything including the ability to receive hands free calls. I never really tried the mute button unless I wasn't sure if I was hearing ambulance sirene for example. If I'm listening to the radio I just lower the volume if I want silence and if I'm listening to music from my phone (via bluetooth) I just stop the song that's playing and that's it.
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I just hit mute before I shut the car down and the next time I start the car the radio is still on mute. Does the same on my 2008 C 350.
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That wouldn't solve the problem though. One solution I found was to change the input of the audio to something where no device is connected e.g. aux (if there is no aux device. WHen I'd start the car the system would go back to that input and will remain muted.
Just curious, haven't you guys faced this problem? If you are playing a cd/radio and mute it, turn off the car and start it again... does it remain mute? Super surprising it is happening only with me
Just curious, haven't you guys faced this problem? If you are playing a cd/radio and mute it, turn off the car and start it again... does it remain mute? Super surprising it is happening only with me
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I have also noticed this. I agree that the behavior is undesirable but I do not think it is totally random. For me it seems to be tied to when the trip computer resets. I think that if you mute and turn off, and then come back before the reset (maybe 4 hours?) i.e. rest stop.. it will stay muted but will unmute on next start. If you mute and then wait the full trip expire time it stays perpetually muted. Something close to that. I think my muscle memory has it figured out but as I type it I am unsure. I will start paying more attention.
A few radio blasts when you think the system is muted and you travel with coworkers makes this get old quickly.
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A few radio blasts when you think the system is muted and you travel with coworkers makes this get old quickly.
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While the radio is playing if you press mute on the steering wheel it only mutes the radio, not the whole system. If you hit mute while the Nav is speaking then it will mute the Nav. Works the same way with the phone. Trust me I drive every day with the radio muted and the Nav & phone will still speak when in use. I have 2 Benz's and it functions the same way in both cars.
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I tried it several times yesterday and found out that it was much more consistent when the radio was playing vs when a cd was playing. The cd always started playing again when I started the car. Radio stayed on mute more than 80% of the time. Thanks everyone for pitching in.
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I tried it several times yesterday and found out that it was much more consistent when the radio was playing vs when a cd was playing. The cd always started playing again when I started the car. Radio stayed on mute more than 80% of the time. Thanks everyone for pitching in.
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Yes and I understand that. However this is still a workaround creating extra work for me, since the by design the current behavior is stupid. I won't waste everyone's time here anymore dwelling on this issue. Thanks so much for your input on this.
