It actually works up to several hours after you have turned off the car. It will however only play for 60 minutes and then turn itself off automatically.

Last night about two hours after I got home from work I went to the garage and ejected the CD and replaced it with one I had made using CD Text and of course it did not list the artist / title, just track 1, track 2, etc. I really, really can't wait for my new Becker to get here so then I'll have an real OEM radio!



Edit: I just checked the manual and it looks like if you press the radio power button within 3 seconds of turning the car off it will turn back on but perhaps stay on until you turn it off, bypassing the 60 minute auto shutoff. Someone will have to test that.