A little disappointed with the answer to this which is 'the DAB radio is a bit rubbish'. Your not kidding LR, it has actually got worse and is now unusable anywhere as when driving around I only get about every 8th word of any song or dialog.
Had DAB for about 3 years now in various cars and never had a problem. Pretty crap really.

Have you checked the antennae connections?
There are a lot of components to fail in the system - see here for example http://www.allbrit.de/epc.cfm?PAGE=4150205...SPRACHE=EN No Longer the owner of a 2013MY Fuji White GS

"Fiat Lux" a philosophy not a car

I haven't no, only because I had not been near the boot etc when the issues started. I will check all of them, thank you.

AjM wrote:

Thanks, FM is a good idea but by that logic I could also go back to dial up and vhs tapes...

It isn't an out of area problem as it has been working fine up until 5 days ago. Off to LR it is I suppose...

AjM

When you say audio is cutting in and out, is it a complete and sudden on/off, or is there that momentary break-up when the sound becomes "burbly".

Checking the antenna connection is easy and worth doing because it is just a press stud onto the window. They do fall off, my FM one frequently does. However if the sound is suddenly cutting in and out, it might be a fault with the DAB unit itself.

Bob

I have concluded that the radio is just rubbish after 3 years of DAB without a hitch in other cars. The FM is poor and the DAB is unusable, and then to top it all I can't stream music via Bluetooth as that cuts in and out more than the DAB. However with an aux cable it is fine, but I can't control the music.

So, I did some research and found Grom. A company that makes leads for Android phones that fools the car into thinking it is an iPod. It was £50 but plugs into my S8 and into the USB of the car and it works faultlessly, displaying all the song stuff and pictures, and allowing me full control as if it were an iPod/phone thing. Great thing is, it is the same size etc the normal charging lead.
Result.

LoL - the DAB is better on ours than my 5-Series. Depends on your reference point !

Funny, your trouble with the S8 is a reason I may be going to the Dark Side - makers seem to ensure they are compatible with Apple, love it or hate it. (I run a Windows phone now - no one cares about that, trust me !) And I don't want to be flaffing around with adapter widgets. The only thing that concerns me - Apple is far from flawless too, and getting worse it seems.

BTW, how do you bluetooth audio to the FL2 - I could not find that as an option.

I have had Vw's, Seats and Skodas recently and the DAB worked faultlessly in all 3 (admittedly the same headunit with different names), whereas the LR has not worked at all ever, even in London.
I think the BT audio was only on the meridian systems...., but it appears to be terrible. When it does work the quality is awful.
A free phone and free contract for life would not make me get an iPhone. I had a windows phone for years and loved it but was fed up of not having apps. The Galaxy S6, 7 and now 8 have been amazing and when you think how far ahead Samsung are in terms of spec than apple it is a no brainer.

Newer cars are coming with android as well as apple play now as companies are realising that well over 70% of the earth use android but this does not help those with a car MY 10-16. The lead I have got however is fantastic. Does exactly what it would do as an iPhone. No apps, no software just the lead.

deodaruk wrote:

AjM

When you say audio is cutting in and out, is it a complete and sudden on/off, or is there that momentary break-up when the sound becomes "burbly".

Checking the antenna connection is easy and worth doing because it is just a press stud onto the window. They do fall off, my FM one frequently does. However if the sound is suddenly cutting in and out, it might be a fault with the DAB unit itself.

Bob

Is this right? The left stud appears to be slightly rusty which is strange and does not have anything attached...?