Delayed alarm churp
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I was just curious if this was normal. When I first bought the e60 I noticed that when I alarm the car from the key-the doors lock and then a second or 2 later I hear the alarm churp. This delay was not on my previous X5. In the x5 the car would alarm and churp at the same time as I walked away. I find this delay annoying and when I asked the sales person about it, he said that they all do that...
I can't think of a reason why this delay would make sense....
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Gene
I was just curious if this was normal. When I first bought the e60 I noticed that when I alarm the car from the key-the doors lock and then a second or 2 later I hear the alarm churp. This delay was not on my previous X5. In the x5 the car would alarm and churp at the same time as I walked away. I find this delay annoying and when I asked the sales person about it, he said that they all do that...
I can't think of a reason why this delay would make sense....
thanks
Gene
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Normal and yes, it's different from the older BMWs.
The only reason I can think of is that some "processing" has to take place and the computer processor isn't running at lightning speeds...
The only reason I can think of is that some "processing" has to take place and the computer processor isn't running at lightning speeds...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='227845' date='Jan 22 2006, 04:25 PM
You can turn the chirp on or off inside the settings menu of iDrive...
Rudy - I have been through all of the menu options and I dont recall seeing that one. Do you know exactly where it is ? I like the churp to be on !!
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Rudy - I have been through all of the menu options and I dont recall seeing that one. Do you know exactly where it is ? I like the churp to be on !!
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I believe the chirp is off by default for UK spec. The dealer could probably turn the option back on though
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='227845' date='Jan 22 2006, 04:25 PM
You can turn the chirp on or off inside the settings menu of iDrive...
Rudy - I have been through all of the menu options and I dont recall seeing that one. Do you know exactly where it is ? I like the churp to be on !!
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I too would like the option of a chirp. The door locking on the new e60/61 is near silent so an audible confirmation would be good. It wasnt really necessary on the previous e39 as you could hear the clunk of the door locks.
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I can't find any option on the i-drive for an audible warning. The only options on mine is to have the indicators blink (or not) when locking (or unlocking) the doors.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='228012' date='Jan 22 2006, 07:03 PM
Sorry guys, I guess it's a UK thing. I didn't realize that the chirp was disabled there -- I'm about 99% sure we can turn ours on or off...
Whatever, my US car ch.rp's. I like it as well as the delay. The delay makes the ch.rp more interesting--as in did my key-button push take or not? Sorry, I couldn't add anything of significance. 