2001 Ford Escort ZX2. It has one of those built-in (I'm guessing it came that way originally) combination radios/cd players (Kenwood, if that helps) where you detach the faceplate and take it with you...apparently to prevent theft. Is that such a necessity to take it off every time...do people really steal 'faceplates' that much on an alarmed car? Anyway...back to my question. After I do take the faceplate off...in the bottom right corner of the indentation it goes in...there is a little red blinking light of some sort. It 'pulses' every...maybe 3-5 seconds. Including when the car is off. What is this thing and what is it's purpose, exactly? Doesn't hurt anything...and such a little light I know of course wouldn't affect such a huge car battery unless it sat for a very long time like that. I just...don't know what it is. Does everybody else's do that, and why is it there to start with? Thanks...
2007-03-08 15:45:24 · 4 answers · asked by sls.spec 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
It's simply a feature; its purpose is to make a potential thief think that there may be an alarm in your vehicle, or an anti-theft system built into the radio.
2007-03-08 15:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cd player does that to let me know I have a cd in the deck when the face plate is off. It doesn't hurt your battery at all. You would have to let it blink for 13,000 hrs to even see a change in the voltage in your battery because it is a led light
2007-03-08 15:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because blinking red lights scare off potential theives.
2007-03-08 16:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by import_fanatic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Visual Deterant to theives that want a easy complete head unit----
2007-03-08 15:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by thinkpositivedave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋