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Symptom Troubleshooting Index

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TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE

Symptom Diagnostic procedure Also check for
Poor AM or FM radio reception or interference Symptom Troubleshooting (see POOR AM OR FM RADIO RECEPTION OR INTERFERENCE  )
  • AM/FM antenna lead and/or sublead short or open in the wire
  • AM/FM antenna open
Audio unit power switch will not turn on (No information display and no sound) Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO UNIT POWER SWITCH WILL NOT TURN ON (NO INFORMATION DISPLAY AND NO SOUND)  ) -
Audio unit power switch will not turn off Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO UNIT POWER SWITCH WILL NOT TURN OFF  )  
No sound is heard from speaker(s) from all inputs (display is normal) (with rear entertainment system and/or navigation) Symptom Troubleshooting (see NO SOUND IS HEARD FROM SPEAKER(S) FROM ALL INPUTS (DISPLAY IS NORMAL) (WITH REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND/OR NAVIGATION)  ) -
No sound is heard from speaker(s) from all inputs (display is normal) (without navigation and rear entertainment system) Symptom Troubleshooting (see NO SOUND IS HEARD FROM SPEAKER(S) FROM ALL INPUTS (DISPLAY IS NORMAL) (WITHOUT NAVIGATION AND REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM)  ) -
Auxiliary audio input sound is low or cannot be heard Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUXILIARY AUDIO INPUT SOUND IS LOW OR CANNOT BE HEARD  ) -
Audio system sound is weak or distorted (display is normal) Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO SYSTEM SOUND IS WEAK OR DISTORTED (DISPLAY IS NORMAL)  ) -
Volume does not change Symptom Troubleshooting (see VOLUME DOES NOT CHANGE  ) -
Volume does not increase with speed Symptom Troubleshooting (see VOLUME DOES NOT INCREASE WITH SPEED  ) -
Volume is too high or too low when driving at freeway speeds but is normal when the vehicle is stopped Symptom Troubleshooting (see VOLUME IS TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS BUT IS NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED  ) -
Audio system information does not display on the audio-HVAC display unit (without navigation) Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO SYSTEM INFORMATION DOES NOT DISPLAY ON THE AUDIO-HVAC DISPLAY UNIT (WITHOUT NAVIGATION)  ) -
Audio unit button illumination does not work Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO UNIT BUTTON ILLUMINATION DOES NOT WORK (1 CD TYPE)  ) -
Audio disc does not load Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO DISC DOES NOT LOAD  ) Disc labels peeling off disc
Audio disc does not eject Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO DISC DOES NOT EJECT  ) Disc labels peeling off disc
Audio disc changer does not load all six discs Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO DISC CHANGER DOES NOT LOAD ALL SIX DISCS  )
  • Disc labels peeling off disc
  • Tire pressure (over-inflated), causing excess vibration, disc smudged, dirty, or scratched
Audio disc changer does not move between discs Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO DISC CHANGER DOES NOT MOVE BETWEEN DISCS  ) Disc labels peeling off disc
Audio disc does not play Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO DISC DOES NOT PLAY  )
  • Foreign objects such coins or paper inserted in the CD player
  • Disc labels peeling off disc
Audio disc skips Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO DISC SKIPS  )
  • Tire pressure (over-inflated), causing excess vibration, disc smudged, dirty, or scratched
  • Disc labels peeling off disc
Audio remote switch does not work properly Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO REMOTE SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY  ) -
Audio unit button does not work Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO UNIT BUTTON DOES NOT WORK  ) -
Audio unit disc indicator does not work Symptom Troubleshooting (see AUDIO UNIT DISC INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK  ) -
Security indicator does not work properly Symptom Troubleshooting (see SECURITY INDICATOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY  ) -
USB input sound is low or cannot be heard Symptom Troubleshooting (see USB INPUT SOUND IS LOW OR CANNOT BE HEARD (WITH NAVIGATION)  ) Requirement of the USB devices (see Owner's manual)
USB audio device does not work Symptom Troubleshooting (see USB AUDIO DEVICE DOES NOT WORK (WITH NAVIGATION)  ) Requirement of the USB devices (see Owner's manual)
Booming sound while driving with audio unit on or off (with rear entertainment system and/or navigation) Symptom Troubleshooting (see BOOMING SOUND WHILE DRIVING WITH AUDIO UNIT ON OR OFF (PART 1) (WITH REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND/OR NAVIGATION)  ) Aftermarket speakers or amplifier
Booming sound while driving with audio unit on or off (without navigation and rear entertainment system) Symptom Troubleshooting (see BOOMING SOUND WHILE DRIVING WITH AUDIO UNIT ON OR OFF (WITHOUT NAVIGATION AND REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM)  ) Aftermarket speakers or amplifier
Error code: XM NO SIGNAL or XM ANTENNA is displayed Symptom Troubleshooting (see ERROR CODE: XM NO SIGNAL OR XM ANTENNA IS DISPLAYED  ) -
XM radio display is blank and no station information is displayed Symptom Troubleshooting (see XM RADIO DISPLAY IS BLANK AND NO STATION INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED  ) -
XM radio preset memory is lost Symptom Troubleshooting (see XM RADIO PRESET MEMORY IS LOST  ) -
Poor or no sound with XM radio (Audio unit does display XM channels) Symptom Troubleshooting (see POOR OR NO SOUND WITH XM RADIO (AUDIO UNIT DOES DISPLAY XM CHANNELS)  ) -