CITROEN C3 Desire User Manual page 202

QUESTION
The stored stations do An incorrect waveband is selected.
not function (no sound,
87.5 Mhz is displayed...)
The traffi c announcement The radio station is not part of the regional traffi c information network.
(TA) is displayed. I do
not receive any traffi c
information.
The quality of reception The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station listened to or
of the radio station there is no transmitter in the geographical area through which the vehicle
listened to gradually is travelling.
deteriorates or the stored
stations do not function
The environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks...) block
(no sound, 87.5 Mhz is
reception, including in RDS mode.
displayed...).
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 During this brief sound cut-out, the RDS searches for any frequency
1 to 2 seconds in radio permitting better reception of the station.
mode.
With the engine off, When the engine is switched off, the audio equipment operating time
the audio equipment depends on the battery charge.
switches off after a few The switch-off is normal: the audio equipment switches to economy mode
minutes of use. and switches off to prevent discharging of the vehicle's battery.
The message "the audio In order to protect the installation if the surrounding temperature is too
high, the audio equipment switches to an automatic thermal protection
system is overheated"
appears on the display. mode leading to a reduction of the volume or stopping of the playing of
the CD.
ANSWER SOLUTION
Press the BAND AST button to return to the
waveband (AM, FM1, FM2, FMAST) on which
the stations are stored.
Tune to a radio station which broadcasts traffi c
information.
Activate the RDS function 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 if the phenomenon
is too frequent and always on the same route.
Start the vehicle's engine to increase the battery
charge.
Switch the audio system off for a few minutes to
allow the system to cool.
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