Android Radio Battery Drain Fix - ITS THE CANBUS 🤯
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the installer addresses a 2010 Ford Edge battery drain issue caused by an Android radio. After troubleshooting, they discover the radio stays on due to a constant power source. They trace the wiring, identify a misaligned ACC wire, and fix it. However, the problem persists, leading them to suspect the car's canvas system. They snip a red wire, and the radio now turns off with the key, resolving the battery drain. The video offers a detailed walkthrough for those facing similar issues.
Takeaways
- 🔍 The installer is troubleshooting a 2010 Ford Edge with an Android radio that's causing battery drain.
- 🔌 The radio was found to be receiving constant power even when the key was off.
- 🛠️ Initial troubleshooting included checking for direct shutdown mode and ensuring proper wiring alignment.
- 🔄 The installer traced the wiring harness to identify the source of the constant power supply.
- 🔵 A misaligned ACC wire was corrected to ensure the radio turns off with the key.
- 🔴 The installer suspected the CAN-BUS system as a potential cause for the radio's constant power.
- ✂️ Risky measure was taken by snipping a red wire, which resolved the issue temporarily.
- 🔋 The customer reported back with a battery drain issue, prompting a reevaluation of the wiring.
- 🔄 Reconnecting wires and testing revealed a persistent power source on the red wire.
- ✂️ The installer snipped the red and yellow wires and reconnected them properly to resolve the battery drain issue.
- 👨🔧 The solution involved ensuring that power to the radio and other functions only comes from the ACC when the key is on.
Q & A
What was the initial problem reported by the customer with their 2010 Ford Edge?
-The customer reported that the battery was draining, even though they initially thought the radio was draining.
What was the first troubleshooting step the technician took?
-The first troubleshooting step was to ensure the radio was in direct shutdown mode by going into factory settings and entering a code.
Why did the technician trace the wires?
-The technician traced the wires because the radio stayed on even with the key off, indicating a constant source of power from somewhere.
What was the issue with the ACC wire?
-The ACC wire, which should turn off with the key, was not lining up properly and was causing the radio to stay on.
What did the technician do to fix the ACC wire issue?
-The technician tapped his own wire and ran it to the actual blue ACC wire for the radio to fix the issue.
What is the CAN bus system and how does it relate to the radio problem?
-The CAN bus system taps into the car's computer to control various functions like the backup camera and steering wheel buttons. The technician suspected it might be causing the radio to stay on.
Why did the technician snip the red wire?
-The technician snipped the red wire to eliminate a constant source of power that was keeping the radio on even when the key was off.
What was the outcome after the technician snipped the red wire?
-After snipping the red wire, the radio shut off when the key was off and came back on when the key was on, resolving the issue.
What happened when the customer came back with the battery draining issue?
-The technician traced back and reconnected the wires as they were supposed to be, but the radio still didn't cut off, leading to the suspicion of another constant power source.
What was the final solution to the battery draining issue?
-The final solution was to snip the red and yellow wires and reconnect the red wire back to the ACC, ensuring the radio and other functions only received power when the key was on.
What advice does the technician give for similar issues?
-The technician advises to trace the wiring back to the CAN bus system and check for any wires getting constant power that might be causing issues like the backup camera staying on.
Outlines
🔍 Troubleshooting a Battery Drain Issue with a 2010 Ford Edge Android Radio
The speaker is addressing a problem where a 2010 Ford Edge's Android radio is causing battery drain. Initially, the radio was not shutting off with the key off, which was traced to a wiring issue. The speaker fixed this by connecting the ACC wire correctly. However, the customer later reported battery drain. The speaker traced the issue to the car's CAN system, which was providing constant power to the radio. They resolved the issue by cutting a red wire that was incorrectly connected to the ACC wire, which allowed the radio to shut off with the key off and turn on with the key on, resolving the battery drain issue.
🔌 Solving Battery Drain by Correcting Wiring in a Car's CAN System
The speaker suggests that if you're experiencing a similar battery drain issue, you should trace the wiring back to the CAN system. They mention that their particular radio model does not have a sleep mode, so the only solution was to correct the wiring. They encourage viewers to check the wiring, especially for any constant power sources, and to subscribe if the video was helpful. The speaker also invites feedback on the video's content.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Android radio
💡Battery drain
💡Direct shutdown mode
💡Wiring harness
💡ACC wire
💡Tracing wires
💡Canvas system
💡Backup camera
💡Snipping wires
💡Power source
💡Troubleshooting
Highlights
Customer reported battery drain issue with 2010 Ford Edge after Android radio installation.
Troubleshooting led to identifying the radio as the cause of the battery drain.
Direct shutdown mode was already enabled but didn't solve the issue.
Tracing wires revealed a constant power source keeping the radio on even with the key off.
A custom wire was tapped to ensure the ACC wire was correctly connected to the radio.
The canvas system was suspected as the source of the constant power.
Tracing the canvas system wires showed a red wire connected to the ACC wire.
Snipping the red wire resolved the issue temporarily by shutting off the radio with the key.
Customer returned with the battery drain issue persisting.
Reconnecting the wires did not resolve the battery drain issue.
A constant power source was identified as the cause of the battery drain.
Snipping the red and yellow wires and reconnecting them correctly resolved the issue.
The ACC wire is now the only source of power to the radio.
The radio and backup camera should now only be powered when the key is on.
The canvas system was identified as the likely culprit causing the battery drain.
The video provides a step-by-step guide for troubleshooting similar issues.
The video encourages viewers to subscribe for more helpful content.
Transcripts
hey what's up guys uh working on the
2010 Ford Edge installer Android radio
uh customer came back stating that the
radio was draining
um
radio was draining uh not the radio was
draining but the battery was draining
and they didn't know why
um so basically I narrowed it down to it
had to be the radio so I went through
all the troubleshooting and you know the
main thing that they tell you is to put
make sure it's in direct shutdown mode
so you go into factory settings you put
in the code do all that stuff I did that
and mine was already in direct shutdown
mode
um
but to give you a backstory one thing
that I did have to do to get this thing
to work properly was
uh trace the wires and make sure that
the wires lined up because basically I
was getting an issue where the radio
would stay on even with the key off
so I noticed that the radio was getting
a constant source of power from
somewhere
but didn't exactly know where or why so
basically the first thing you would want
to do is Trace Your
your wiring harness to make sure that
all your wires line up properly a lot of
times they say it's Universal and can
work with different models and that's
sometimes true but in my case some of
the wires didn't line up properly and
the main one was the ACC which is the
one that turns off with the key
so basically I tap my own wire and ran
it to the actual blue wire for the ACC
for the radio and we fixed that radio
still stayed on uh even though you know
I did that so that let me know that
there's some sort of power coming from
somewhere that's keeping this thing on
uh so the only thing that I narrowed it
down to that could be the cause was the
canvas system because this thing Taps
into
um
Taps into the computer
or just the car's functionality to let
it know how uh let the radio know how
the car is functioning so if you put it
in reverse let us know it's going in
reverse if you turn on the lights it
lets you know that the lights are on uh
controls the buttons around your
steering wheel all that stuff
so basically I started tracing these
wires making sure they line up making
sure that the wires line up with the
backup camera that I installed making
sure they all matched up and everything
was was lining up the only thing that I
noticed was this red wire here runs and
connects into the blue wire
the ACC wire that is on my
that is on the wiring harness so that
let me know that this thing right here
should be
should be controlling the canvas to let
the radio know that this thing should
shut off when the key is off but that
wasn't happening so they let me know
that there's some source of power coming
from somewhere so what I did was kind of
like a bomb uh I went ahead and just
took a risk and snipped this red wire
snip the red wire and while I radio
shuts off when the key is off comes back
on when the key is on
um everything all the functionality was
working and stuff like that but like I
said customer came back stating that
uh the battery is draining so that kind
of stumped me initially but I said you
know what let me just Trace back and
connect the wires back the way they were
supposed to be connected
um did that and I was back at square one
where the radio wasn't cutting off
so the only thing that I could that I
could narrow it down to was there has to
be a constant source of power coming
from somewhere because even when these
were disconnected and I put my test
light on it
uh just to see if it had power whether
the key was on or not this red wire was
still hot coming from this side
so they let me know that there's some
source of power coming from somewhere so
with this being your constant height
I said you know what I'm just gonna go
ahead and snip this wire so I snipped
the red snipped the yellow wire and
connected the red wires back the way
they should uh which is the ACC so now
the only source of power that that's
coming into this thing is coming from
the ACC when the key is on
this thing will get powered when the key
is off this thing will no longer get
power
Okay so
with that I kind of think that it's a
possibility that this thing right here
given that it was getting constant power
was letting some of the other functions
like the backup camera possibly uh
keeping it on and it was running
constantly even though the key was off
so
me cutting this uh basically resolve the
issue taking away that that constant
source of power
and the only Power that this radio and
the backup camera any other function
that comes from this thing should be
is from the
is coming from the ACC so when the key
is on
it should be on when the key is off this
thing should be off
um and so if you're running into an
issue
I think you should probably trace this
thing trace it back to this
and uh check on this uh mine this
particular radio doesn't have you know
the sleep mode and
um all of that stuff so the only thing
that I can narrow it down to is this
canvas thing so if you're having an
issue I would possibly go and check on
this thing right here and see what's
going on and check to see what what wire
is getting getting these getting power
um hopefully that wasn't uh too much too
much rambling but if this helped you
like subscribe I like to make videos uh
for issues that I have
um so if it was helpful let me know
thanks
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