it then decided it wouldn't be turned off or on by me...
instead, choosing to come on and go off at random with the air conditioning accompanied by the beeping...
a visit to my local dealer this week results in them fitting a new CD player which in the words of the Service assistant:
'Doesn't play CD's'
It seems that the brand new replacement unit fitted by them has a fault which means only the radio works.
same time next week then...