Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 05:25:50 GMT From: "MJK" <mkarinnopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: CD Changer Died - 97 900SE
Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try. Unfortunately, I'm not going to have a crack at this for a couple of days but I'll let you know how it goes. Mike "'nuther Bob" <yetanotherphonyaddressnopsamacereally.com> wrote in message news:irvtiv465cte6ts4k2phg2tddo5qpso0lsnopsamcom... > On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:28:14 GMT, "MJK" <mkarinnopsamhlink.net> wrote: > > >The CD changer in my 97 900SE has stopped working. > > > >If you insert a loaded magazine, it seems to do the appropropriate stuff but > >pressing the 'CD' button on the radio produces no response whatsoever. > > > >Thoughts? > > > >Mike > > Known issue. Open the trunk. Reach down where the cable goes into > the CD unit, cram your hand in there, and twist the ring on the > cable lock so that you can disconnect (pull out) the cable from > the CD changer. It should come out easy. If it doesn't, you are > not twisting the ring. It might help to unbolt the unit from > the trunk floor the first time you do this to see what you need > to do. > > Once it's unplugged, leave it that way overnight. Tomorrow morning, > before you start the car, plug it back it. You can just push to > plug it in, you don't have to twist the little ring. When you start > the car, the CD will be back. > > Trust me on this one, ignore all the complicated solutions as a first > try. I've done them all, replaced the CD changer, the head unit, > disconnected batteries, fuses, you name it. The above solution works > every time (Yes, you will be doing this again at some randomly > chosen time in the future). > > Bob > > > > >
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