03-03-2017, 07:54 PM
I'm 30, just learnt to drive, and bought a 2006 1.9D Berlingo Desire. Everything was grand, and had it in for a full MOT and checkover in my local garage (very good reputation) to be sure. It had the original CD player in when I bought it but wanted to get something for Bluetooth / mp3s so went to Halfords (I know, I know) and they put in a decent pioneer unit, plus I got a microphone for hands free and the steering wheel controls.
The next day the unit wasn't working, and the engine management light was on constantly. I took it back to Halfords who fixed it and assured me there'd be no more problems (there were), and that the engine light had nothing to do with the radio being changed, that it was merely coincidence. I went back to the garage (admittedly it's not a Citroën one) who completed a full diagnostic and basically said "you need to find an expert electrician because there is nothing wrong with the car mechanically", which there isn't. Their temporary solution for the light was to remove the F2 fuse from under the bonnet, and this works so far. I did try putting a 15amp fuse back in the other day as the manual says (originally it had a 10 in it), but it just gave a constant warning light and told me the oil was half empty (but the dipstick shows it as full). So at the moment, no F2 fuse in the engine.
The radio worked fine for a week before it cut out. I went to another Halfords and the fella who looked at it gave all the connections a wiggle and it came back on, but he replaced the head unit as a precaution, and on my insistence.
The unit has gone three times since then, each time I have managed to fix it myself by a combination of checking connections, fuses under the steering wheel, attempting the F2 fuse under the bonnet etc (no fuse has ever blown by the way), but I can't pin down exactly what is failing even though I have tried being systematic - checking one connection at a time whilst having ignition on/off etc. Nothing particular seems to trigger it going - once it went when I stalled, but other times I've stalled and it's grand. It's never gone off with both the unit and the engine running though.
Now it's gone and won't come back on no matter how much I tinker. Obviously I'll go to Halfords and have them replace the wires as well, but it's a long drive to the nearest one now as I've moved house. The manual does say changing the radio should only be done at a Citroën dealership, but short of more expense I want to know if there's anything I can do, like a hard reset or something, or if there's something I should be making Halfords check for/replace too? What might they have mucked something up unknowingly when they took the original unit out?
And what's with the F2 fuse under the bonnet? The car works grand without it as does all the instrument panel. And the radio has conked out both with and without the F2 fuse in!
All insights greatfully received, barring "don't go to Halfords" perhaps, as I've figured that out already ;-)
The next day the unit wasn't working, and the engine management light was on constantly. I took it back to Halfords who fixed it and assured me there'd be no more problems (there were), and that the engine light had nothing to do with the radio being changed, that it was merely coincidence. I went back to the garage (admittedly it's not a Citroën one) who completed a full diagnostic and basically said "you need to find an expert electrician because there is nothing wrong with the car mechanically", which there isn't. Their temporary solution for the light was to remove the F2 fuse from under the bonnet, and this works so far. I did try putting a 15amp fuse back in the other day as the manual says (originally it had a 10 in it), but it just gave a constant warning light and told me the oil was half empty (but the dipstick shows it as full). So at the moment, no F2 fuse in the engine.
The radio worked fine for a week before it cut out. I went to another Halfords and the fella who looked at it gave all the connections a wiggle and it came back on, but he replaced the head unit as a precaution, and on my insistence.
The unit has gone three times since then, each time I have managed to fix it myself by a combination of checking connections, fuses under the steering wheel, attempting the F2 fuse under the bonnet etc (no fuse has ever blown by the way), but I can't pin down exactly what is failing even though I have tried being systematic - checking one connection at a time whilst having ignition on/off etc. Nothing particular seems to trigger it going - once it went when I stalled, but other times I've stalled and it's grand. It's never gone off with both the unit and the engine running though.
Now it's gone and won't come back on no matter how much I tinker. Obviously I'll go to Halfords and have them replace the wires as well, but it's a long drive to the nearest one now as I've moved house. The manual does say changing the radio should only be done at a Citroën dealership, but short of more expense I want to know if there's anything I can do, like a hard reset or something, or if there's something I should be making Halfords check for/replace too? What might they have mucked something up unknowingly when they took the original unit out?
And what's with the F2 fuse under the bonnet? The car works grand without it as does all the instrument panel. And the radio has conked out both with and without the F2 fuse in!
All insights greatfully received, barring "don't go to Halfords" perhaps, as I've figured that out already ;-)
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