The Beeping Noise?
06-08-2009, 01:41 PM
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My Ride: 09 M5 (E60) Interlagos blue, Silverstone interior, with cold weather package. Adaptive Xenon headlamps and adaptive brake lights, hud, comfort access. Comfort seats, basically fully loaded.
04 530i.. I took a ride to Niagara Falls from the City and couple times and an hour or two intervals i heard beeping noises. Like a warning or something. It makes 3 beeps and then one last long beep. I drive or the cluster doesn't show anything. What could it be? Ne Ideas? Appreciate the help.
06-08-2009, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Shezmon' post='904612' date='Jun 8 2009, 10:41 PM
04 530i.. I took a ride to Niagara Falls from the City and couple times and an hour or two intervals i heard beeping noises. Like a warning or something. It makes 3 beeps and then one last long beep. I drive or the cluster doesn't show anything. What could it be? Ne Ideas? Appreciate the help.
06-08-2009, 01:57 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Originally Posted by BLooD' post='904615' date='Jun 8 2009, 04:45 PM
check the time when it beeps, most likely the hour chime, theres an option in the idrive settings menu to turn on/off the hourly chime
06-08-2009, 08:13 PM
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That's a regular rite of passage around here!! 
06-08-2009, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='904962' date='Jun 9 2009, 12:13 AM
That's a regular rite of passage around here!!
i guess i will hit the OP with a preemptive answer, because it is coming... LCI= Life Cycle Impulse. last time i threw that in a welcome thread, the OP was like "i was gonna ask that". unfortunately you cant search for a 3-letter string. so there it is OP!
06-08-2009, 10:13 PM
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That's just made me realize, since I got my software update I lost my hourly chime. I'm gonna switch it back on, I quite like it. I thought it was classy when I first heard it.
06-08-2009, 10:20 PM
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I think I've read somewhere that it is supposed to remind you to turn on the radio or switch channel for hourly news.
06-08-2009, 11:39 PM
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maybe it should be stickied under " you bought that shiny new bmw and was wondering what the hell the chiming noise is"
no offence intended to the OP, we all have been there lol
no offence intended to the OP, we all have been there lol