What a total pile of crap the standard system in the vogue is , switching itself off , screen appears to have 4 colour settings which it decides for itself which it wants to use , the sound vanishes for no reason , the date randomly disappears , i could go on but it annoys the sh**e out of me 😠

😡unreliable piece of not thought out properly and doesn't intergrate with most other aftermarket stereos I'm seriously
considering ripping it all out this weekend all I have had is problems one unit failing one after another 😡

Wunt blame you pal , thow it does make you wonder why its so poor

Don't know why your sound system is so poor pal.
mines b y great.
but then it is at least 12 years old.

+15 years and all original kit still going strong, loud enough and clear enough. Radio/Tape/CD/TV and video (in motion, for passengers) if I want it, and original SatNav still fine.

Worth spending some time in the Left Rear cubby cleaning everything up, and making sure there is no damp back there. .
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cleaning everything up ?? can you be more specific please pal

They are prone to damp and leaks in the rear left cubby where the amp, sat nav and tv etc are. The connector plugs and pins can get damp and corroded. Unplug each plug on the units, one by one, with the car turned off and dry them out or use switch cleaner etc.....

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Ah i see ok pal , the dvd player is missing so i presume that wont affect it ??

Never had a DVD player fitted from factory so I hope it's not that being wired in that's done it. Though you could technically have one fitted as factory as part of the Autobiography options, with the screens in the front seat backrests.....

See how you go.... 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

My Vogue's system is excellent. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
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right folks , looking to test the system from the AMP this aft , what setting do I need to use on my multi meter ?

I don't know what you are intending to test with a multimeter.

I was an electronics tech and I'm not sure where I'd start with the symptoms you describe. I think I'd be searching the BMW forums to see if anyone else has similar symptoms on their vehicles. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

hmm but surely there is a way to test the amp and see if its functioning pal ?

Yes, but I'd use my audio oscillator and oscilloscope for starters.

About all you can check with a multimeter is cable continuity/resistance and supply voltage. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

ok , so if I get readings for them on every pin from the amp , does that not suggest its functioning properly ?