[CHSBoater]

How do you turn the radio off?

Although we never listen to the radio, we got the HK system because it was bundled with some other stuff we wanted. So, turned it on because I thought I should at least see what it sounds like. OK, it sounds like a radio. Now, how do I make it go away?

I can mute it, but it seems to come back after the car is restarted. How do I kill it?

ps - I read the manual, for what it was worth.

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by CHSBoater

How do you turn the radio off?

Although we never listen to the radio, we got the HK system because it was bundled with some other stuff we wanted. So, turned it on because I thought I should at least see what it sounds like. OK, it sounds like a radio. Now, how do I make it go away?

I can mute it, but it seems to come back after the car is restarted. How do I kill it?

Mute is off on BMW.

But I'm with you - this is on my list of Qs for the Genius. It drives me crazy. When I get home from work, and park in my garage, I come around the car and get my briefcase out of the passenger side and if I forget to mute the radio, it comes back on and stays on for a few minutes until the car completely shuts off.

[Supa Koopa]

Can't you just turn the volume down to zero?

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by Supa Koopa

Can't you just turn the volume down to zero?

Pressing the volume button on the console down for MUTE is actually easier than turning the volume all the way down.

[victorngcm]

Would a second press of the start button work?

When you finish your journey, you will press start button to switch you engine, a second press will shut off the power

[bluecrabby]

Originally Posted by tex2670

Pressing the volume button on the console down for MUTE is actually easier than turning the volume all the way down.

what happens if you use voice command like "turn off radio"?

also... as long as we're on the subject of the radio, can the X1(or any other BMW) radio pick up NOAA weather band, like on Mercedes factory radios?

Thanks!

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by victorngcm

Would a second press of the start button work?

When you finish your journey, you will press start button to switch you engine, a second press will shut off the power

No. BMW did away w 2 presses of the start button to shut everything off

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

what happens if you use voice command like "turn off radio"?

also... as long as we're on the subject of the radio, can the X1(or any other BMW) radio pick up NOAA weather band, like on Mercedes factory radios?

Thanks!

Again, more work than just pressing the mute button.

[BMWZ4]

What...no one listens to music anymore!?

[bluecrabby]

Originally Posted by BMWZ4

What...no one listens to music anymore!?

I'm just glad that BMW still has AM radio on the X1.

[BMWZ4]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

I'm just glad that BMW still has AM radio on the X1.

Yikes!

[bluecrabby]

Originally Posted by BMWZ4

Yikes!

please don't look down us old folks who still enjoy AM stations to get news and weather.. plenty of good station still very much around... thousands of them, as a matter of fact.

https://www.electronicdesign.com/blo...alive-and-well

[BMWZ4]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

please don't look down us old folks who still enjoy AM stations to get news and weather.. plenty of good station still very much around... thousands of them, as a matter of fact.

https://www.electronicdesign.com/blogs/contributed-blogs/archive/communiqu/article/21161005/electronic-design-am-radio-still-alive-and-well

Old fart here...just prefer my Sirius and Spotify...no worries though, enjoy the AM bands!

[gqbriel]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

please don't look down us old folks who still enjoy AM stations to get news and weather.. plenty of good station still very much around... thousands of them, as a matter of fact.

https://www.electronicdesign.com/blo...alive-and-well

I love radio as well..sometimea i prefer listening to good radio programs rather than the spotify but everyone have different taste.
AM 4ever

[CHSBoater]

Originally Posted by bluecrabby

what happens if you use voice command like "turn off radio"?

also... as long as we're on the subject of the radio, can the X1(or any other BMW) radio pick up NOAA weather band, like on Mercedes factory radios?

Thanks!

The lady responds with something like "sure", not OK, I'll turn off the radio, but it doesn't turn off.

[bluecrabby]

Originally Posted by CHSBoater

The lady responds with something like "sure", not OK, I'll turn off the radio, but it doesn't turn off.

did you make sure to use words like honey, sweetheart, please and thank you??? as well as put a flower on the dash every single day?(oh wait, that was for my old Volkswagen New Beetle's built-in vase)

[Supa Koopa]

Originally Posted by tex2670

Pressing the volume button on the console down for MUTE is actually easier than turning the volume all the way down.

I know that, but the point was the car unmutes the radio on a restart. If you've set the volume to zero does it not remain at zero on a restart?

[tex2670]

Originally Posted by Supa Koopa

I know that, but the point was the car unmutes the radio on a restart. If you've set the volume to zero does it not remain at zero on a restart?

I have not experienced the car unmuting on restart. Make sure you are logged into the same profile when you restart, and if you are using a key fob (and not the digital key), you have assigned a PIN and associated that fob with that profile. If you've done that, the radio should still be muted on restart.