Do you turn off the radio/headunit before you shut off your car? Why?

[outatime]

just wonderin i was told by someone i should do it because it's good for the car's electricals

[flipfire]

Hows does that work out? .. i dont think mine even has an off button

Maybe turning on after your start the engine is good?

[aaronng]

I'd do it so the CD player doesn't jam. But that's about it. Doesn't do anything for electricals unless you have a megapower amp.

[ej20i]

it is advised when u have a big system so that when u put it in the ignition before starting the engine...the battery is not used stret away to power up ur amps

[Mugen Civic]

Do you turn off the radio/headunit before you shut off your car? Why?

Yes I do, turns off my amps from the trigger wire and not from a sudden cut from the power supply.

[bennjamin]

same thing as leaving your fan off , or headlights off until you start the car.
These will draw quite abit and drain batteries quick smart if left on with accessories "on" so also will reduce the cars ability to start.......slightly.

If you have a normal car with normal speakers all that , who cares leave it on.
If you have a tiny battery like me , or a big sound system setup its advisable to turn it OFF when shutting the car off

[randalln]

same thing as leaving your fan off , or headlights off until you start the car.
These will draw quite abit and drain batteries quick smart if left on with accessories "on" so also will reduce the cars ability to start.......slightly.


Very true, I've seen people who turn off their headunits because of dodgey home installs where they didn't install the remote cable properly. Basically the remote cable shuts off the headunit or amp once the ignition is turned off.

Ever heard of cars being set on fire because of their amp? Well that is one of the reasons, the amp stays on even though the ignition is off and the owner comes back to find their car on fire because the amp no. 1 overheated because of poor placement and 2. has stayed on for hours because it hasn't been wired properly.

[IZY-10]

Yes! Because if i have my ipod connected and don't turn of the head unit what happens is the ipod stays on untill you next start the car.

[outatime]

your ipod is supposed to turn off when you shut off your car. well at least that's what happens to my alpine hu with ipod link.

[IZY-10]

no it doesn't on mine. 2008 model alpine hu

[ej20i]

wad kind of ipod u got?

[flipfire]

Yes! Because if i have my ipod connected and don't turn of the head unit what happens is the ipod stays on untill you next start the car.

Are you using the USB link or just plugging the iPod into Aux in?

[trism]

not really. i just turn the volume down