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<blockquote data-quote="lutonlad" data-source="post: 8202490" data-attributes="member: 658954"><p>I'd be grateful for any members advice.</p><p></p><p>I recently purchased a used Kia Rio (2009). The garage informed me that the original Kia stereo was faulty and unrepairable. They undertook to install a replacement with the equivalent spec.</p><p></p><p>The replacement turned out to be a used, JVC unit (KD G202 if relevant).</p><p></p><p>Two issues are apparent:</p><p></p><p>1. It does not appear to support MP3 players. Nothing mentioned about MP3 in the manual, so not surprisingly no output from the remote sockets in the car.</p><p></p><p>2. Probably a more tricky issue is the fact that the unit does not hold it's settings when turned off.</p><p></p><p>Radio presets are lost.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say, I will taking it back to the garage. But I could do with some advice regarding point 2. Is losing the settings likely to be a wiring fault (or incompatability). Or could it be a fault with the unit?</p><p></p><p>Generally, are there compatability issues when replacing an original Kia unit with a another make?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lutonlad, post: 8202490, member: 658954"] I'd be grateful for any members advice. I recently purchased a used Kia Rio (2009). The garage informed me that the original Kia stereo was faulty and unrepairable. They undertook to install a replacement with the equivalent spec. The replacement turned out to be a used, JVC unit (KD G202 if relevant). Two issues are apparent: 1. It does not appear to support MP3 players. Nothing mentioned about MP3 in the manual, so not surprisingly no output from the remote sockets in the car. 2. Probably a more tricky issue is the fact that the unit does not hold it's settings when turned off. Radio presets are lost. Needless to say, I will taking it back to the garage. But I could do with some advice regarding point 2. Is losing the settings likely to be a wiring fault (or incompatability). Or could it be a fault with the unit? Generally, are there compatability issues when replacing an original Kia unit with a another make? Thanks for any advice. [/QUOTE]
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