Radio DAB

thehighams · Jan 24th, 2024, 02:32

Anyone here help with this.
If its raining and cold the rear heater control will come on automatically, Then the radio plays up only on DAB, it goes on and off intermittently. If i turn off the rear heater switch then the radio works perfectly. If its dry and I put on the rear heater just to demist its also fine. Only in wet conditions it goes off. and working in the wet with heater switch on, on all other frequency. Just DAB it goes off Stumped!!!
Thanks Kenneth
Xc60 2014 D4 AWD Geartronic

Japster · Jan 24th, 2024, 10:27

This happens on every Volvo I've owned, not just on DAB (which is pretty non existent where I live) it also happens on FM Radio.

I would also like to understand why, or if there is a fix

Fat Magpie · Jan 24th, 2024, 14:01

Its electrical interference is radiated as in radio waves or carried by the car's wiring. Third party dash cams are the worst for this, they spew out unwanted interference that can affect radio reception. Solutions: Volvo should have tackled this in design; maybe putting an RF suppressor (buy them on eBay) in the cable to the electrical window may help, but I'd level it alone as any tinkering may affect the canbus system.

Jan 24th, 2024, 02:32	#1
thehighams New Member Last Online: Jan 31st, 2024 20:18 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Ryde	Radio DAB Anyone here help with this. If its raining and cold the rear heater control will come on automatically, Then the radio plays up only on DAB, it goes on and off intermittently. If i turn off the rear heater switch then the radio works perfectly. If its dry and I put on the rear heater just to demist its also fine. Only in wet conditions it goes off. and working in the wet with heater switch on, on all other frequency. Just DAB it goes off Stumped!!! Thanks Kenneth Xc60 2014 D4 AWD Geartronic Last edited by thehighams; Jan 24th, 2024 at 02:39.

Jan 24th, 2024, 10:27	#2
Japster Junior Member Last Online: May 31st, 2024 13:00 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Blackwood	This happens on every Volvo I've owned, not just on DAB (which is pretty non existent where I live) it also happens on FM Radio. I would also like to understand why, or if there is a fix __________________ 2017 V60 R-Design D6 (D97PHEV) Lux Nav w/Polestar

Jan 24th, 2024, 14:01	#3
Fat Magpie Senior Member Last Online: Today 18:58 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Belfast and London	Its electrical interference is radiated as in radio waves or carried by the car's wiring. Third party dash cams are the worst for this, they spew out unwanted interference that can affect radio reception. Solutions: Volvo should have tackled this in design; maybe putting an RF suppressor (buy them on eBay) in the cable to the electrical window may help, but I'd level it alone as any tinkering may affect the canbus system. __________________ XC60 MY10 AWD D5 Summum 205 PS, Geartronic, Winter pack, Aux diesel heater, Xenons, Family pack, Tinted rears, Moonroof, Parking sensor F&R, Premium sound, Car phone, Reversing camera, Lane departure, Hill decent, Savile Grey.

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