Head unit not keeping settings PLEASE HELP

[sr20synergy 10+ year member]

I recently had a Pioneer AVIC-N3 (single din DVD/navi) "professionally" installed in my '08 BMW 328i (non-navi). If I leave my car off for a few hours, all my settings on the head unit will be lost - radio stations, maps stored in memory, equalizer settings, everything.

It's not that it immediately loses the settings when the car is turned off, which I know is a common problem for faulty wiring. It takes a few hours for it to happen.

Has anyone ever run into this type of problem before? Any help would be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance. My head unit is frustrating the hell out of me

Please help me!

If anyone can come out and fix it I will pay you $40 cash //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I'm in San Jose/Milpitas, CA.

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

obviously the battery cable is losing power. run it straight to the battery/fuse box.

 

[sr20synergy 10+ year member]

obviously the battery cable is losing power. run it straight to the battery/fuse box.

But the weird thing is, the clock in my car keeps the correct time and date. Wouldn't the clock reset if the power was getting cut?

Thank you for the fast reply.

 

[standbackimapro 10+ year member]

No the clock is seperate from the radio, Id say Find a place to run the yellow wire too, that has constant power

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

But the weird thing is, the clock in my car keeps the correct time and date. Wouldn't the clock reset if the power was getting cut?
Thank you for the fast reply.

could be completely separate. has to be

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

I recently had a Pioneer AVIC-N3 (single din DVD/navi) "professionally" installed in my '08 BMW 328i (non-navi). If I leave my car off for a few hours, all my settings on the head unit will be lost - radio stations, maps stored in memory, equalizer settings, everything.
It's not that it immediately loses the settings when the car is turned off, which I know is a common problem for faulty wiring. It takes a few hours for it to happen.

Has anyone ever run into this type of problem before? Any help would be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance. My head unit is frustrating the hell out of me

Please help me!

If anyone can come out and fix it I will pay you $40 cash //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I'm in San Jose/Milpitas, CA.

if professionally installed they should fix it for free take it back

 

[WKD TC]

it can be that the constant wire the hooked it up to goes dormant after a while thats one of the problems common with euro cars

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

if professionally installed they should fix it for free take it back

ya i was going to say. if you payed for them to install it have them make it right.