Liquidsn 1st Gear February 4, 2021 Share February 4, 2021 Hi Guys, Driving a KIA K3, about 4 years old, the Motrex head unit that came with intermittently will keep rebooting by itself, though sometimes it works fine. Anyone have this issue? Thanks. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 5, 2021 Share February 5, 2021 Battery how old? The rebooting occurs just after start up or what? The battery connectors are they loose or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneStock 5th Gear February 5, 2021 Share February 5, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Liquidsn said: Hi Guys, Driving a KIA K3, about 4 years old, the Motrex head unit that came with intermittently will keep rebooting by itself, though sometimes it works fine. Anyone have this issue? Thanks. if you are a DIY person you can remove the HU yourself and use a contact cleaner to spray on the connectors. This is what I would try. The youtube video shows you how to remove the HU. It appears more difficult than Jap rides but should be doable. The contact cleaner that I am using is Mckenic brand. Edited February 5, 2021 by BoneStock 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidsn 1st Gear February 6, 2021 Author Share February 6, 2021 On 2/5/2021 at 8:09 AM, Watwheels said: Battery how old? The rebooting occurs just after start up or what? The battery connectors are they loose or not? Battery is pretty new about 6 months old only. Rebooting is random, sometimes start car already go crazy, sometimes in the middle of a drive it reboots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidsn 1st Gear February 6, 2021 Author Share February 6, 2021 (edited) On 2/5/2021 at 8:56 AM, BoneStock said: if you are a DIY person you can remove the HU yourself and use a contact cleaner to spray on the connectors. This is what I would try. The youtube video shows you how to remove the HU. It appears more difficult than Jap rides but should be doable. The contact cleaner that I am using is Mckenic brand. Thanks. But i not very hand on, better not anyhow try lol. I suspect it's firmware issue as when it reboots, the lights on the button is still lighted, so should not be a power issue? Edited February 6, 2021 by Liquidsn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidsn 1st Gear February 9, 2021 Author Share February 9, 2021 went 3rd party workshop for servicing and got them to take a look too, it seems wiring all looks okie, so could be firmware issue or head unit hardware issue. 😞 Anyone recommendations for replacement head unit that supports apple carplay? The head unit we have screen size is 8 inches right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wowheng Neutral Newbie March 2, 2021 Share March 2, 2021 I facing the same issue as you recently. My car is also 4 yrs old. Did you manage to solve the issue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamSuma Neutral Newbie May 21, 2021 Share May 21, 2021 Installed a Pumpkin android head unit on my KIA and it works well. I love the big beautiful screen! I hated having a small screen for my backup camera because I felt it was a hassle to use and now this makes it perfect! I can see everything when I'm backing up. The screen is very responsive and doesn't lag at all. my phone paired up with the stereo really fast and easy just had to put in the pin. All the apps work just as on my phone I even was able to set up the nova launcher. Calls seem to work great haven't had an issue where no one couldn't hear me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzachlee 1st Gear May 31, 2021 Share May 31, 2021 (edited) @Liquidsn I installed the Alpine Halo 9. There are other brands with CarPlay available from Pioneer as well, which are worth a look. Edited May 31, 2021 by Jzachlee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidsn 1st Gear September 29, 2021 Author Share September 29, 2021 (edited) It's me again haha. Previously managed to sort of solve it by updating firmware. Everything is okie until yesterday. Now totally no power, usb also no power. Checked the multimedia1 fuse, seems okie. Dont know whats wrong liao. Thinking of replacing it. Any recommendations? Need apple carplay. Any specific dimensions i need to look out for to ensure it fits or as long as double din can liao? easy to self install? Driving a 2017 EX. Thanks. Edited September 29, 2021 by Liquidsn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidsn 1st Gear September 29, 2021 Author Share September 29, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 9:15 PM, Jzachlee said: @Liquidsn I installed the Alpine Halo 9. There are other brands with CarPlay available from Pioneer as well, which are worth a look. What year and trim is your car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzachlee 1st Gear November 13, 2021 Share November 13, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 6:51 PM, Liquidsn said: What year and trim is your car? 2016, SX (no sunroof) ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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