eldoj

I finally signed up for Sirius radio through my '07 Q7. When listening, I get silence with "Linking" displayed on the screen. This happens quite a bit. Is this something that I can correct?
Suggestions?

Thanks

J-o-s-e

This happens to me quite often on my Q5. I wonder if it is a problem with the radios themselves.

...Jose

eldoj

Is there an antenna that could be damaged?

jestertc

maybe.

I would check:

- power harness of the sirus radio box
- antenna harness and connector, fits tight, nothing lose or broken
- antenna cable, broken somewhere, kinks, sharp bends
- all other cables thru the antenna

If this is all ok, the antenna could be broken, or the sirus radio box.

eldoj

Where is all of this located?
Thanks

MarkItZero

Like anything satellite based line of sight is critical with satellite radio. If you are driving through garages, heavily wooded areas, roads that are flanked with steep hills/mountains you will notice this. It happens less in metropolitan downtown areas as they have ground repeaters.

chickdr

Ours does this infrequently as well. Most of the time it happens while going under highway underpasses and there are certain areas of road in which it repeatedly occurs. I guess there are dead zones just like with cell phones. If yours is doing this all the time there is likely a problem with your car.

eldoj

It happens more times than not in ours. Interstate, downtown, county roads, it doesnt have a preference. I could be sitting at a light in downtown Louisville, and all of sudden its "linking".

audi01a6

HEY J,

open the rear lid and on the passage side there is a compartment where the control for the xm unit,we have had Q7 sunroof drains leak water onto the control units,ck to see if u have water damage,should be white strains ther if so,hope that helps,

DAN B.

OR U COULD VAG IT FOR FAULTS,

eldoj

Thanks, I will check it out. I haven't seen any faults recently.