Hi all,

 

I finally got around to replacing the Stream MP3 head unit in my 2007 Octavia VRS with a Bolero I bought off ebay. I read about a thousand threads on here and other places before attempting it, and besides snapping one of clips while removing the trim, it was surprisingly easy.

 

I'm aware of the issue with older CAN gateway, and got a mate with VCDS to read it for me and confirmed I have a revision L, so shouldn't need an upgrade. However, after fitting and playing around for a while, I noticed I can still power on the head unit without the ignition on or the key even inserted.

 

Is this normal, or should I expect a flat battery in the near future?

I can turn mine on without the ignition on. Can in a lot of cars I believe.

If turned on with ignition off it should turn itself off after a predetermined time, around 30 mins I think.

You could also turn the stream MP3 on without the key.

Thanks guys, appreciate the answers. I did suspect that I had previously turned the Stream on without the key in, but the whole CAN gateway battery drain thing had me all paranoid so I was being a doubting Thomas.

Perfectly normal behaviour.