PFL DAB Radio - wanna see a trick?

[Jymbob]

We got the car in the summer. Now it's started to get colder I've just discovered this alternative radio mute button...


Anyone else kitted out with one of these??

 

[5teep]

Sounds (of silence) that the rear screen heater is interfering with the dab signal, maybe there's a missing filter? somewhere back there.

 

[dragon2611]

I've noticed something occasionally interferes with the signal from the reversing camera

Occasionally I'll inadvertently put the radio on AM, that also picks up a lot of noise/interference from something (the motor I think)

 

[Caramaddy]

Must try that! Not really bothered about DAB / FM / CarPlay / CD player.

 

[Jymbob]

Sounds (of silence) that the rear screen heater is interfering with the dab signal, maybe there's a missing filter? somewhere back there.

Looks very plausible. A quick search online for "rear window heater radio interference" gets lots of results across lots of car manufacturers. Apparently a slightly damaged wire could be making tiny arcs and lots of EMF noise

 

[emmrecs]

@dragon2611

Is your car a pre-facelift?

I've never experienced any of the problems discussed in this thread (though I suspect your AM "disturbance" is down to the fact that its aerial may be almost non-existent?) but it is annoying to say the least when, because of poor signal coverage in certain locations, the radio switches from DAB to FM, with a consequent discontinuity in the listening experience, caused, presumably, by the additional signal processing delay which DAB inevitably creates.

 

[dragon2611]

It’s probably more noticeable because it’s not actually tuned into a radio station.

Same with dab, it’s tuned to a station I usually don’t get so it sometimes catches me by surprise if it does pick something up.

I tend to stream music off the internet when I’m driving (usually one of the autogenerated playlists on whatever music service I’m currently using)

 

[crite40]

Now here is a odd thing. I had heard of AM radio problems with the T (for trump?) electric.
I'm like 50 km from my nearest AM station and yet I get perfect reception with no noise. I am so far out that the 19kHz pilot tone drops out on FM causing that annoying Stereo/Mono switching. My only problem after 20,000 km has been the electric handbrake does nor always disengage automatically.
This is no big deal as a quick flick of a finger does the job.

 

[Gomev]

...
This is no big deal as a quick flick of a finger does the job.

It usually does for me too