DISCOVERY 3 / LR3: Radio volume not working, silent or broken? This Land Rover hack costs nothing!

[@electron_greg]

Honestly... I was sceptical. Well, it WORKS!!!! Thank you so much. My entry-level Disco3 stereo was completely dead, not even the clock; and this fix worked first time!

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I was sceptical too, but delighted it worked!

[@danielafrifah-adae881]

My CD on discovery 3 stop working, whiles radio and Aux were working after fitting in a new battery and alternator. But thank God watching your clip and resetting the battery (ACU) , its now working perfectly. If you have the same problem try it, it works. Thank you so much, you saved me some pounds. You are a genius 👏 🙌

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Glad it helped, and thanks for the praise!! If you have not already, please do subscribe, I have lots more videos in the pipeline.

[@ciapalmer2835]

I’m so amazed this WORKS!!! One think to remember is POSITIVE ON POSITIVE LIKE HE SAID AND WOW!!!! My Friend kept saying positive and neg and I had to clarify!!! Thank t works great job and I’m a subscriber now👍🏾

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Glad it worked for you, and thanks for subscribing!

[@armouredcockroach]

I did this twice and it appeared not to work so parked up thinking nothing ventured nothing gained next time I went out and turned the key everything came to life BOOM everything working as it should including the sound on the parking distance sensor much appreciated Atb. Roach

[@Anubis_god420]

I’ve done this and my thing still does the same thing the buttons don’t register on my steering wheel, stereo or even the gps please help

[@EduardoPerez-hv6mr]

Muchas gracias en verdad le paso lo mismo a mi discovery y se soluciono, UN ABRAZO DESDE LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO

[@pascasiocastrocustodio4106]

Saludos como el conecto los cables porque no lo muestra

[@lewisharrison1006]

Will this work on a 2007 range rover

[@grahamjohnson4935]

i had this exact same problem, have tired the hard reset but unfortunately hasn't worked for me :(. i was so hoping it would as it has fixed the issue for so many others.

[@worldinformationcentre2251]

My 2009 had same problem and after i followed your instructions my car got fixed BUT the next day it went back to old position. Should i repeat ?

[@peternapoleoni9617]

Hi I have a 2007 RR sport tdv8 doing exactly the same thing. Do you think this would work for me?

[@rsph1990]

I've had this issues on and off por the past few months and was just happy to have the music come on at random times during a drive or even at start up. Today is the first time I have absolutely no audio, but I have full controls... And get this! The subwoofer in the tailgate is the only thing that plays! What are your thoughts?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

That's a really tough issue, I am not sure what that could be. If the hard reset does not work you will need to work through each part in turn. If I had to guess I would suggest a cable connection fault as it is intermittent, or failing that an amplifier issue. If you have a pal with a D3 then you might be able to swap parts to see which one is at fault. Best of luck.

[@WMBgerman]

I have this same issue with my 07 lr3 , radio will work just fine for a little than just turn off, then turn back on and that repeats

[@jimmybee8630]

It resets the cars main ecu to factory when it left It does not just do the stereo

[@mkps_2340]

Tem um fio laranjado q tem uma luz vermelha se não tiver ligado tbm da esse defeito do volume

[@garydeandeery]

I do this to my rx8 but then it needs to lean again so run it for 15 mins and do a slow drive so the ECU leans again

[@cm8299]

Great money saver there. Glad it worked!!

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Me too!

[@andyrichardson6188]

Didn't work for me, unfortunately. My 2006 Disco 3/LR3 radio has been getting increasingly worse. The only symptom is no volume. All the other radio controls work. I didn't have any volume for months, then a couple of weeks ago it was working until I shut it down. Then, back to no volume. My Rover mechanic has fixed dozens of these and he thinks it's the amp. Other people have said it's likely the wiring harness. Others say the head unit. At 180K miles and having other issues with this truck, I'm not sure it's worth much investment in the radio. Is there any reliable way to diagnose where the issue is? It seems like a meter could tell me if they amp has any output easily enough.

[@ernburn6340]

Spark on negative terminal @ 4:38🤔

[@kenan_allaham]

does it work an a 2008 rr sport autobiography?

[@DMR777-p5o]

Brilliant worked with my 2012 D4

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Glad to hear it!

[@kimkimkim8]

Hi there, when you connect the jump leads, are they connected to anything? And do you have to put in a code for the radio? Thanks. 👍🏼😊

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Hi KimKimKim, the one lead I used merely joined up the two ends of the car's battery connectors. You could anything conductive. Obviously, as I state in the video, do NOT connect the battery terminals together, personal injury would be likely!

[@kimkimkim8]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official It worked, thank you. 😉👍🏽

[@Drimrr]

My 2008 LR3 has a problem where when you turn the car on if the radio screen doesn’t turn off in the first minute or 2 then it will stay on the full drive until car is off again, if it turns off then I can’t do anything screen is just blank with no audio or control. This is completely random as well. Is this the fix I should do?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I reckon it is probably worth trying! Mine has a similar problem, sometimes it just turns off randomly when driving and I cannot turn it back on again. When I get in next time, it is fine. I'm working on a fix...

[@TEAMFALCON92]

Two positive jump terminals? So, each end positive end of jumper cables? While the negatives just 'hang'?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Good morning Team Falcon. What I am doing is connecting together the vehicle's battery connector leads. I've used a jump lead for ease, it would not have mattered wether I had used the red or black one. I am not sure that I understand your question. There are no positive (or negative) ends on the jumper cables - they are just a cable. I used a single jumper cable for ease but I could have used anything conductive. The goal was to connect together the car's main feed cables, a single jumper cable makes this easy. I know I say it a few times in the video, but again to be sure - do NOT connect the battery terminals together as this may cause major damage to the vehicle and result in serious injury. Once I disconnected the battery I did not touch it again until I was ready to reconnect it all back together again at the end.

[@andyrichardson6188]

You are trying to connect the terminals together. You don't need jumper cables. You could use some other single wire to connect them together. Using jumper cables is just a convenient way to do it.

[@sharpcarco]

Had to throw you a sub I like the humor

[@MrTomavip]

Hello, Thanks for this procedure. To well understand, you disconnnected totally the battery (2 plugs out). Then, you link the 2 plugs with a wire(the red one I your video)? Thank you

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Correct, it seemed to work for me! I say it in the video but I'll say again (just in case!) You must never connect the actual battery terminals together. Serious injury and damage will occur. What I did here was merely connect the car's connectors together. After disconnecting the battery, let the car settle for a few minutes first before doing the procedure. Please do subscribe, I have more D3 LR3 videos coming soon!

[@MrTomavip]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official I’m trying now:) answer in 20 minutes;)

[@MrTomavip]

Bad news, not working :(

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

A shame. It seems to work for some and not for others, must be something to do with model or year etc

[@MrTomavip]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official I finally bought a new amplifier on eBay from UK for 60 euros. It worked like a charm now ;)

[@christinasteele-nash6288]

Would this work for the 2006 LR4? Mine is totally not working🙄

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Hi there. Land Rover did not release the LR4 until 2010. Are you sure it is an LR4?

[@worldinformationcentre2251]

My 2009 has two batteries. Do both need to be removed at same time ?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I haven't tried this on a dual battery setup so I'm not entirely sure, but certainly if I was doing it I would be disconnecting both batteries just in case 👍🏻

[@worldinformationcentre2251]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official My 2009 had same problem in April 2024 , and after i followed your instructions today, my car got fixed. The garage was asking me to replace the whole sound unit for 500 USD. ☝️😊

[@worldinformationcentre2251]

Back to same old position. Some buttons stopped working again. Should i repeat the same ?

[@lukebroadhurst9286]

Would this work on a 2006 Range Rover sport??

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I think it might, but I haven't tried it so if you do have a go it will be at your risk! The D3 and RRS are basically much the same vehicle under the skin.

[@silvanamarchete2397]

Muito obrigada, foi muito útil. Meu marido resolveu o problema.

[@ceejay6628]

Did u use the positive side of a jumper cable to connect positive and negative together?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Not necessarily, I could have used either cable. For ease I just used one cable to connect the two ends of the car's battery connectors together. You could also use a spanner or other metal object. Just make sure you never connect the battey terminals together, that would be disastrous!

[@monsternolguen727]

This work to if I have the phone mode only? I can't use the radio because it's in phone mode

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I'm sorry, I am not sure about that. I've not seen that message before. Probably worth a try though!

[@monsternolguen727]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official thank you so much

[@camodrums]

@@monsternolguen727 I had the same issue. Of all of my research, everyone said that the head unit is toast. I tried this hard reset with no avail.

[@sandeepgill7607]

@@camodrums did u found any solution

[@camodrums]

@@sandeepgill7607 I bought a head unit for $189 from LKQ that is currently sitting in my garage because I sold the LR. Want it?

[@daz.j]

was your sat nav screen off as well gonna have a go doing mine

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

No, the screen was working on mine. I would do use anyway, I reckon it'll work!

[@daz.j]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official yep worked all good now ... thanks

[@seanmurray4154]

You are my hero haha it worked second attempt im over the moon thanks so much im now a subscriber

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Well done! Hopefully.plenty more.videos coming soon.

[@seanmurray4154]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official only thing is when I started it the next morning it do e the same thing and now the reset isn't working

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

That's a shame, I did mine when I recorded it and it just worked perfect ever since. I suspect you may have a faulty amp, or maybe some other part of the audio system.

[@seanmurray4154]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official is the amp under the seat ?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Yes

[@alexanderpagespreuss9915]

Will this work with a 2001 Disco 2? I only get very low volume from radio. Thanks for the video 👍🏼

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Sadly I don't think it will work. I would try searching on one of the many Land Rover forums. I have no experience on the D2. Best of luck though.

[@wolfgangchristian4743]

Why would you have to close the doors? And what does actually happen with this 'hard restart'?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I did not close the doors for a specific reason, I just wanted to demonstrate that you ought to open the windows before doing the job. Just in case of electrical fault, at least you'd be able to get back into the car. The hard reset purges all the residual electricity in the car's systems. Hence it can solve a lot of electrical gremlins.

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

P.s. thanks for watching and please subscribe. I've got lots more D3 videos coming soon!

[@iwantone]

Hey, great video. Glad i found it as I've been having this issue for a few months now. But... RIGHT after I do the reset, the radio works when I check it. But then the next time i get in the car, it does not work. I could wait 10mins or 1min, the second key on after reset I'm back to the same issue. Do you know if something else is going on? I've made sure to let the car sit for a long time (30mins) with the battery unplugged to let all residual current drain, and also have the + and - connected for at least 30mins as well.

[@sporditeenindus]

Same problem- works for 1-2min :(

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Thats a shame, I have heard several people say the same so perhaps there may be another problem that I'm not aware of. Maybe in the Amp. I would also check the battery level and age - these Discos need strong batteries in good condition.

[@nadiaerasmus8258]

Hi what do I do when the radio is stuck on phone mode.

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Sorry Nadia, I've not seen this error before. If the hard reset procedure doest work then I am at a loss on that one.

[@sandeepgill7607]

Did u find solution? I also got same issue

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Sadly not, I've not seen this error.

[@alexalvestad5192]

Did this now on my 2005 D3. It worked🤣...seriously. Sound has been off for months..

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Glad it worked for you too!

[@alexalvestad5192]

DIY Cars & Motoring yes, shared the tip for Norwegian Landrover owners too. Thanks!

[@mustaeensharif6630]

Hi how long is a few mins cuz I e also got a disco 3 with a similar problem

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

After disconnecting the battery I left it calm down for about 10 minutes. Then connected the two ends of the car leads (not the battery - do NOT connect the battery terminals) together and gave it about 5 mins. That's more than enough. Reconnect it all and it should work.

[@vilz21semaan7]

Will this work on a 2005 RR Sport Super Charge?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I'm not sure, sorry. They do share very similar parts so you could try it, but I've not done so. Good luck.

[@kenan_allaham]

hey you tried it? plz tell me if

[@randhawa2204]

I have tried it few times it didn’t work , everything else works except the volume button Do you have any idea what else I can do?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

That's a shame. Have you tired reading fault codes? If you haven't already done so, you should also try searching on Disco3.co.uk as it has loads of help on there too.

[@randhawa2204]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official how can I read the faulty and where ?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

You can buy code readers at most parts shop, or Amazon. If you have a land rover I recommend a GAP IID tool, it is fantastic. You can then plug it into the car to read the faults.

[@randhawa2204]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official whenever I were try to raise the volume it used to show “LOW POWER MODE” , after few weeks doing that now there is nothing showing, everything else( all buttons) works except the volume button

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

The low power mode you can ignore. The system does not allow you to go above volume 20 whilst the engine is off to avoid flattening the battery. If you turn the engine on, it'll work fine. The other issue of no volume now, that is odd. The reset is the only way I know yo try to resolve that.

[@Fredhephzibah]

It worked for me. Thanks

[@ewingzai441]

My is a v6 diesel with 2 batteries will it work???

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

It may do, but I've not tired that. Do some research and I guess you should make sure you remove both batteries before trying it.

[@ewingzai441]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official so your car has 1 battery??

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Yes, just the one.

[@ewingzai441]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official soo can I do the procedure for both batteries

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Not sure what you mean... you don't do anything to the batteries other than disconnecting them. Once disconnected you may try the procedure on the car, bit as I said I've not tried it with a dual battery setup before. It may work, or may not! Never connect the battery terminals together, obviously! Just saying that, for clarity.

[@patrickhenry8637]

That was a brilliant little preface about spacetime! Ha ha!

[@mustaeensharif6630]

The cd section works but the aux fm am doesnt

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I suspect that you may have an amp problem. They are known to fail sometimes. It is under the driver's seat (my car is right hand drive), try disconnecting and reconnecting the various plugs to it. Hopefully that will work but if not you may need a replacement amp.

[@mustaeensharif6630]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official ok thank u my friend

[@JONNYMOORE10]

Mine doesn’t work on fm, but does on cd and am....I swapped the radio to another d3 I own and it worked , but now the non working fm doesn’t work in the other car. Head unit faulty.

[@kuntamambouray7647]

Tried this on my 06 lr3 and didn’t work, watched the video multiple times to no avail

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Thanks a shame, sorry it didn't work for you. Perhaps you may have a problem with the amp. Sometimes this works for people, but other times not. Good old Land Rover! Thanks for watching, and please do subscribe!

[@rickywarfield1672]

Worked a treat this did!

[@williegitau6680]

hope it works on mine😢

[@alessandrocarboni653]

Don't work on my 2007 LR 3 .

[@warrennapper2179]

Going home to try this now

[@Subgunman]

Interesting! Also surprised that the LR radios don't use an anti theft code. Many high end audio factory systems use codes to discourage theft.

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

I suppose, true! No code here.

[@Nicola101174]

Why has that worked please?

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Essentially it totally drains any and all of the electronic circuits - capacitors etc. So any errors hanging around in the PCBs gets cleared and when you restart, it is like the radio system is brand new and starts up fresh. Anyway, thats the theory. So long as it works!

[@nasser-ist]

This procedure essentially is a hard reset/reboot of the car gremlins back to factory defaults except the stored settings on devices like his radio. It's akin to rebooting your smart phone and then applying factory defaults option to it.

[@obviouslytwo4u]

I thought the video was clear on the dead short of the positive and negative terminals via using a jump lead that happen to be the red lead (positive lead). But never the less, the only symptom I see here was land rovers failed attempts @ making a reliable vehicle.

[@WeekendWarrior-Official]

Haha yes, the terms Land Rover and Reliable rarely go together!!

[@obviouslytwo4u]

@@WeekendWarrior-Official on a very cold & frustrated night, fire & Land Rover seem to suit very well. #payout

[@jameshalford4699]

Wish this fixed mine lol

[@tobytopp9985]

witchcraft 😂😂

[@ewingzai441]

Mine is a diesel on with 2 batteries will it work??