CITROËN C5 2013 Owner's Manual page 284

QUESTION
The stored stations do An incorrect waveband is selected.
not function (no sound,
87.5 Mhz is displayed...)
The quality of reception of
The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station listened to or
the radio station listened
there is no transmitter in the geographical area through which the vehicle
to gradually deteriorates
is travelling.
or the stored stations do
not function (no sound,
87.5 Mhz is displayed...).
The environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks...) block
reception, including in RDS mode.
The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when going
through a car wash or into an underground car park).
Sound cut-outs of 1 During this brief sound cut-out, the RDS searches for any frequency
to 2 seconds in radio permitting better reception of the station.
mode.
With the engine off, the When the engine is switched off, the system's operating time depends on
system switches off after the battery charge.
a few minutes of use. The switch-off is normal: the system switches to economy mode and
switches off to prevent discharging of the vehicle's battery.
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RESPONSE SOLUTION
Press RADIO, select RADIO MENU then AM/FM
WAVEBAND to return to the waveband on which
the stations are stored.
Activate the RDS function by means of the short-
cut menu to enable the system to check whether
there is a more powerful transmitter in the
geographical area.
This phenomenon is normal and does not
indicate a failure of the audio equipment.
Have the aerial checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Deactivate the RDS function by means of the
short-cut menu if the phenomenon is too frequent
and always on the same route.
Start the vehicle's engine to increase the battery
charge.