Oem kenwood head unit keeps switching off after half an hour

[T65475]

Hi.

My factory kenwood head unit appears to want a rest every half an hour. It's a but annoying if sat nav is going or I'm on a call. Is this a glitch that can be sorted or is the head unit for the scrap heap. Thanks

 

[dubber36]

I thought that Kenwoods were aftermarket dealer fit, not factory.

The factory units turn off after around 30mins of use without the ignition on to save the battery. I'd say the wiring is not quite right and the radio doesn't know it's getting an ignition live feed. Is it still just a case of swapping the red and yellow over, or do they need an adapter harness @Absolut5 ?

 

[airhoguk]

Your head unit will be using the original power supply and is controlled by the canbus so will time out. If you have a leisure battery you can get a switch to use that instead when needed and it will run till you turn it off

 

[Absolut5]

Hi.

My factory kenwood head unit appears to want a rest every half an hour. It's a but annoying if sat nav is going or I'm on a call. Is this a glitch that can be sorted or is the head unit for the scrap heap. Thanks

Pull it out and post up pictures of the wiring ..

 

[T65475]

Pull it out and post up pictures of the wiring ..

I will try and do it over the weekend. It is a bit weird but will hopefully have an easy fix.