• The Forums are now open to new registrations, adverts are also being de-tuned.

Has anyone managed to cure DAB problems?

N

neil beard

New Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2008
Messages
23
Car
a very average c350e
<div class="bbWrapper">Sorry to return to an old Merc chestnut, but it's back to the rubbish DAB they fit.<br /> My c350e has been into the dealership five times now to try to get the DAB to work properly. Each time they seem to fix it but a while later it all goes horribly wrong again.<br /> There are two issues. The biggest is the usual &quot;no signal&quot;. In my case, driving on the M4 between heathrow and London (hardly the back of beyond!!). 3 days a week, all is fine, two days a week, complete loss of all DAB after ten minutes listening, and it doesn't come back til some hours later. second issue, you get in the car in the morning and the settings have changed themselves. for example, traffic announcements that were switched off are now turned on. Ive tried asking for the whole thing to be ripped out and replaced, but they won't do that. So my question is, has anyone else found a proper fix to this very annoying problem?<br /> thanks</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I had a similar experience with my DAB radio losing signal at random times. Also the sat nav was losing track. Turned out to be an intermittant aerial in the rear screen. Changed under warranty and haven't lost DAB since.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">The DAB on our 14 plate e-class is rubbish, always loosing the signal etc.<br /> However on the 68 plate c-class it is fantastic, never drops out and has a better range of stations too.<br /> I just think that the equipment and aerials are better on the newer models.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">My DAB on my W212 is pony as well keeps dropping out. Is the DAB aerial in the back window or the one on the roof.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Try unplugging the KOM module. Located between rear seats and boot black plastic strip. Worked a treat for me.<br /> <br /> Obviously if your using the live tomtom traffic it will prevent it working, it will not effect the TMC working.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Seems odd that some get these issues and others do not.<br /> <br /> My prior car a 2014 E300 Hybrid us3d to drop out from time to time but in contrast my present car a 2016 E350 is faultless other than the odd occasion in North Norfolk where the signal can be week.<br /> <br /> Robin<br /> <br /> <br /> Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 140327" data-quote="Vanderpotcho" data-source="post: 2768802" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=2768802" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-2768802">Vanderpotcho said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Try unplugging the KOM module. Located between rear seats and boot black plastic strip. Worked a treat for me.<br /> <br /> Obviously if your using the live tomtom traffic it will prevent it working, it will not effect the TMC working. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Hi, is this on a 212 and saloon or estate? My dab is terrible although a firmware update has improved it it’s still pretty rubbish unless on a local station.<br /> <br /> My live traffic runs out in a few days.<br /> <br /> <br /> Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 143601" data-quote="Tramper" data-source="post: 2757580" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=2757580" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-2757580">Tramper said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> My DAB on my W212 is pony as well keeps dropping out. Is the DAB aerial in the back window or the one on the roof. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> DAB Band 3 antenna is in the rear screen. Roof antenna is for Band L (not used in the UK)</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Holy Thread Resurrection Batman!<br /> <br /> Crapped myself this afternoon - DAB radio completely stopped working all the way home. Could still get FM/LW/MW/SW, but DAB said &quot;Device Unavailable&quot;. No amount of turning off and on again helped. God, how much is this going to fix?<br /> <br /> Got home, took the industrial sewing machine, massive great motor and metal frame out of the boot and lo and behold - DAB started working again. The reception is obviously very sensitive to having 60kg of steel in two big lumps right next to the aerial and wiring!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 185612" data-quote="twooo" data-source="post: 3464050" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3464050" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3464050">twooo said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Holy Thread Resurrection Batman!<br /> <br /> Crapped myself this afternoon - DAB radio completely stopped working all the way home. Could still get FM/LW/MW/SW, but DAB said &quot;Device Unavailable&quot;. No amount of turning off and on again helped. God, how much is this going to fix?<br /> <br /> Got home, took the industrial sewing machine, massive great motor and metal frame out of the boot and lo and behold - DAB started working again. The reception is obviously very sensitive to having 60kg of steel in two big lumps right next to the aerial and wiring! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Software updates normally solve this issue... <br /> <br /> Although in my car i gave up and simply stream radio station from my phone.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 185612" data-quote="twooo" data-source="post: 3464050" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3464050" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3464050">twooo said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Holy Thread Resurrection Batman!<br /> <br /> Crapped myself this afternoon - DAB radio completely stopped working all the way home. Could still get FM/LW/MW/SW, but DAB said &quot;Device Unavailable&quot;. No amount of turning off and on again helped. God, how much is this going to fix?<br /> <br /> Got home, took the industrial sewing machine, massive great motor and metal frame out of the boot and lo and behold - DAB started working again. The reception is obviously very sensitive to having 60kg of steel in two big lumps right next to the aerial and wiring! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> a Faraday Cage in your boot.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Strange but true : I live in rural Worcestershire and the system on my car was terrible.On my travels I ventured into Hampshire and the system bust into life and generally from that date the reception was near perfect.The DAB system in my Skoda is very good but does have a dead spot locally where the Mercedes system worked impeccably !</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Had this on my Lexus a few years ago, very patchy and unreliable DAB signal, and the main dealer couldn’t solve it. However, in preparation for changing the car, I removed the aftermarket dashcam…<br /> <br /> Strangely though, the same dashcam now in my Skoda Octavia does not affect the DAB reception in the slightest.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">There’s a very simple fix: FM! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😁" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" data-shortname=":grin:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4143" data-quote="Bobby Dazzler" data-source="post: 3464204" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3464204" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3464204">Bobby Dazzler said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There’s a very simple fix: FM! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😁" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" data-shortname=":grin:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>No BBC Radio 6 or Absolute 90's on FM...</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4143" data-quote="Bobby Dazzler" data-source="post: 3464204" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=3464204" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3464204">Bobby Dazzler said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There’s a very simple fix: FM! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😁" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" data-shortname=":grin:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>&quot;No static at all.....&quot; <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🎶" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f3b6.png" title="Musical notes :notes:" data-shortname=":notes:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🎵" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f3b5.png" title="Musical note :musical_note:" data-shortname=":musical_note:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /><br /> <form action="/misc/cookies?update=1&amp;add=1" method="post" class="bbMediaJustifier" data-xf-init="cookie-consent-form ajax-submit" data-redirect="off" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="HV3zWSawJiw" > <input type="hidden" name="_xfToken" value="1741898106,3af4d53949fb50350c23cff25a206fc6" /> <div class="block-rowMessage block-rowMessage--alt"> <div class="u-dimmed u-smaller"> To view this content we will need your consent to set third party cookies.<br> For more detailed information, see our <a href="/help/cookies">cookies page</a>. </div> <div class="u-inputSpacer"> <button type="submit" class="button button--small"><span class="button-text">Accept third party cookies</span></button> </div> <input type="hidden" name="consent[_third_party]" value="1" /> <input type="hidden" name="_xfRedirect" value="" /> </div> <template class="js-embedHtml"><span data-s9e-mediaembed="youtube"><span><iframe allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" style="background:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HV3zWSawJiw/hqdefault.jpg) 50% 50% / cover" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HV3zWSawJiw"></iframe></span></span></template> </form></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Around here DAB is patchy even when its good!!. So much so that we had the factory stock DAB radio in our D-Max pickup replaced with FM at the first service. Its such a common request that there is no charge and they had them in stock!!! Personally I think the signal is just too week to do the job reliably....at least around here. At home we get who days where it just keeps cutting in and out. DAB is all a bit rubbish TBH.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I have DAB in my CLK via the Pioneer Avic-920 head unit. Never had a problem with DAB drop out, but then I do have 120 quid's worth of shark fin on the roof. It is amplified and handles DAB/FM/AM/GPS. Our 2020 Fiat Ducato has factory set up and DAB is rubbish, our 4 month old Sprinter with premium pack is also rubbish for DAB reception. Obviously built down to a price ?</div>
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom