skiracer1313

'02 S8 w/ factory unit and Phatbox. It worked this morning, stopped to run an errand and it wouldn't come back on. It's backlit, so it looks like the entire unit has power- even when the car is turned off the backlit radio unit lights remain on.

Very strange...any ideas on what to check? Thanks for any help!

Audiheavy

It has a separate fuse, I'd check that first.

tozoM8

What he ^^^said. There is a fuse on the back of the radio.

ohbw

Wear a tin foil hat and 3-D glasses on your head at all times. It won't do jack for your radio, but it will lead to lots of interesting conversations, and thus make you forget the need for electronic entertainment.

p.s. The President is one of the Lizard People from Arcturus 77A. These hats can also protect you from his demonic mind control powers. Pass it on.

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Always Overcharged

the one time I tried it the newbie took offense as he thought I was trying to flame him.

skiracer1313

Will follow such sage advice, ohbw. After all, you haven't steered us wrong yet.

skiracer1313

I was hoping for a simple DIY fuse replacement.

skiracer1313

Always- Where in the trunk (boot?) is this fuse located that you speak of?

skiracer1313

Not exactly sure what I did to fix it- pulled and checked all the fuses and none were blown. Ejected and re-installed the Phatbox media cartridge and it now seems to work perfectly. The Audi gods have spoken, and I am to have tunes again.

Always Overcharged

directly above the battery recess