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    2003 540 amplifier vs. radio

    Hello,

    Does anyone know for a 2003 540 with Nav & DSP does the radio control (turn on) the amp, or does the amp control (turns on) the radio?
    I'm trying to track down a slow battery drain and I'm wondering if I unplug the radio if that will then not allow the amp to turn on, or if I unplug the the amp, will that not allow the radio to turn on?

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    2000 740i sport: 74k Green/Tan chrome MPars, clear corners, quad brake lights, AIC hi-beams, Hoen fogs, 16x9 screen, MKIV, TFT LCD screen in back, license plate backup camera with "on demand" switch, iPod audio/video (CDC/iPod audio switching, iPod video on 16x9 screen), Basslink, gauge rings, ///M pedals, switched steptronic +/- shifting mode, E46 paddle shifter steering wheel, Dinan engine & tranny software upgrade, DDEs controlled via Euro fog light switch, painted calipers with "BMW" lettering, windows up/sunroof close via remote.

    2003 540i sport: 81k, Sterling grey/grey, MKIV Nav, PDC & CWP - Added license plate backup camera with "on demand" switch, paddle shift steering wheel, windows up/sunroof close via remote, Akebono's, painted calipers with "BMW" lettering, quad brake lights, iPod audio via AUX mode/video via 16x9 screen, BMW TV tuner, ///M pedals & gauge rings.

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    In a non-DSP system the radio turns on the amp. The DSP system should be the same.
    Unplug to amp and see if your drain stops.
    How about the FSU?

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    Thanks Jim.
    The FSU was replaced around 5K miles ago for wacky fan operation (that is fine now).
    So, if I put fuse 58 (10amp) back in, and disconnect the just amp (& the amp is the problem, and I realize mine won't be the first amp that has issues), I should see the same results as i when I had fuse 58 pulled out. If that's true, the problem should be the amp (vs. the radio being the culprit), right?
    Thanks for the info.
    Last edited by sealbeach740; 08-24-2017 at 12:54 AM.
    <== Steptronic Sealbeach740
    2000 740i sport: 74k Green/Tan chrome MPars, clear corners, quad brake lights, AIC hi-beams, Hoen fogs, 16x9 screen, MKIV, TFT LCD screen in back, license plate backup camera with "on demand" switch, iPod audio/video (CDC/iPod audio switching, iPod video on 16x9 screen), Basslink, gauge rings, ///M pedals, switched steptronic +/- shifting mode, E46 paddle shifter steering wheel, Dinan engine & tranny software upgrade, DDEs controlled via Euro fog light switch, painted calipers with "BMW" lettering, windows up/sunroof close via remote.

    2003 540i sport: 81k, Sterling grey/grey, MKIV Nav, PDC & CWP - Added license plate backup camera with "on demand" switch, paddle shift steering wheel, windows up/sunroof close via remote, Akebono's, painted calipers with "BMW" lettering, quad brake lights, iPod audio via AUX mode/video via 16x9 screen, BMW TV tuner, ///M pedals & gauge rings.

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