For those of you who've been cursed by a stuck CD in your CD changer, here is a handy little fix for un-sticking the changer by removing the stuck CD (which i've used several times).
What happens: You insert or eject a CD and the door to the CD slot remains open, then you get "CD ERROR" on the display
Can't play, skip to or eject any CD's- Radio only.
What to do? :shrug: Take it to Ford and have them replace the changer and hope they remember to remove and return your favorite collection of pirated...er...privately-owned custom-burned CD's? :dw:
OF course getting the changer replaced under warrenty is prefered, but if you can't get to a dealer soon and still want to play CD's, here's what you do:
Step 1. Locate a donor desktop PC. Pop the lid off and remove one of those little metal tabs along the back next to the long white slots.
Step 2. Flatten it out thusly:
Step 3. You'll notice a small slot on the top where the screw was. Take the little finger that's formed at the very top and bend up at about 20-30 degrees so you get something like this:
and...
Don't bend it too much- just enough to catch the hole in the middle of the CD. Once your tool is ready, look directly into the now-stuck-wide-open CD changer slot and you'll see the edge of the offending disk. The area inside the changer above the CD slot is smooth- GENTLY slide the tool inside the changer ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CD at the center of the disk (you'll feel a very slight resistance as the tool makes space between the top of the CD and the top of the changer drawer). When the tool is about 3/4ths to 4/5ths in or so, pull out gently and if you've done it right, you'll catch the CD and it'll pop right out with no damage to the player or CD. The changer will automatically reset and become operational once the stuck disk is removed.
(NOTE: Although my use has shown this to be very safe, I assume no responsibility if you jack up your player or CD!)
What happens: You insert or eject a CD and the door to the CD slot remains open, then you get "CD ERROR" on the display
Can't play, skip to or eject any CD's- Radio only.What to do? :shrug: Take it to Ford and have them replace the changer and hope they remember to remove and return your favorite collection of pirated...er...privately-owned custom-burned CD's? :dw:
OF course getting the changer replaced under warrenty is prefered, but if you can't get to a dealer soon and still want to play CD's, here's what you do:
Step 1. Locate a donor desktop PC. Pop the lid off and remove one of those little metal tabs along the back next to the long white slots.
Step 2. Flatten it out thusly:
Step 3. You'll notice a small slot on the top where the screw was. Take the little finger that's formed at the very top and bend up at about 20-30 degrees so you get something like this:
and...
Don't bend it too much- just enough to catch the hole in the middle of the CD. Once your tool is ready, look directly into the now-stuck-wide-open CD changer slot and you'll see the edge of the offending disk. The area inside the changer above the CD slot is smooth- GENTLY slide the tool inside the changer ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CD at the center of the disk (you'll feel a very slight resistance as the tool makes space between the top of the CD and the top of the changer drawer). When the tool is about 3/4ths to 4/5ths in or so, pull out gently and if you've done it right, you'll catch the CD and it'll pop right out with no damage to the player or CD. The changer will automatically reset and become operational once the stuck disk is removed.
(NOTE: Although my use has shown this to be very safe, I assume no responsibility if you jack up your player or CD!)
