CD Sound Skips

HINT:

The sound may skip when driving on an unpaved road.

1. CLEAN CD 
   1. Clean the disc.
      1. If the disc gets dirty, clean the disc by wiping the surface from the center to the outside, in a radial direction, with a soft cloth as shown in Fig 1.
         NOTE: Do not use a conventional record cleaner or anti-static preservative.

         OK: The malfunction disappears. 

   NG: CD WAS DIRTY 

   Fig 1: Cleaning CD

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   OK: Go to next step 

2. OPERATION USING ANOTHER CD 
   1. Replace the CD with another and recheck.
      1. Replace the CD with another normal one to see whether the same trouble occurs again.

         OK: The malfunction disappears. 

   NG: CD IS FAULTY 

   OK: Go to next step 

3. CHECK RADIO RECEIVER INSTALLATION 
   1. Check the radio receiver assembly installation condition.
      1. Check that the radio receiver assembly is installed properly.

         OK: Installed properly. 

   NG: INSTALL RADIO RECEIVER PROPERLY 

   OK: Go to next step 

4. CHECK WHETHER RAPID TEMPERATURE CHANGE OCCURRED IN CABIN 
   1. Check whether or not a rapid temperature change occurred in the cabin.

      OK: A rapid temperature change occurred. 

      HINT:

      A rapid temperature change creates condensation inside the CD player, which may prevent CDs from being played.

   NG: REPLACE RADIO RECEIVER ASSEMBLY 

   OK: CONDENSATION DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGE (LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE USING)