Loud Warning Ping
01-23-2007, 10:03 AM
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Hello,
The loud ping happens when you have the key in the ignition and the door is open or when the temp drop to freeezing (it scared the crap out of me the other day). Does anyone know how to lower the sound level or this is something we have to live with? I have 07 530.
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The loud ping happens when you have the key in the ignition and the door is open or when the temp drop to freeezing (it scared the crap out of me the other day). Does anyone know how to lower the sound level or this is something we have to live with? I have 07 530.
Thanks!
01-23-2007, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by kxn530i07' post='382262' date='Jan 23 2007, 11:03 AM
Hello,
The loud ping happens when you have the key in the ignition and the door is open or when the temp drop to freeezing (it scared the crap out of me the other day). Does anyone know how to lower the sound level or this is something we have to live with? I have 07 530.
Thanks!
The loud ping happens when you have the key in the ignition and the door is open or when the temp drop to freeezing (it scared the crap out of me the other day). Does anyone know how to lower the sound level or this is something we have to live with? I have 07 530.
Thanks!
01-23-2007, 12:01 PM
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Lower the volume while the alert appears 
01-23-2007, 01:02 PM
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There is a small speaker under the steering wheel area. Get some duct tape and place over the holes, this should lower the volume...Cheap way of doing the un-do-able...
01-24-2007, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='382370' date='Jan 23 2007, 02:02 PM
There is a small speaker under the steering wheel area. Get some duct tape and place over the holes, this should lower the volume...Cheap way of doing the un-do-able...
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My car hasn't been making the loud ping warnings for about a year now and I still have no idea why. I'm talking no ping if you don't wear a seatbelt, if you leave the key in the ignition, leave a door open, get any kind of malfunction, nothing. I still get all the visual warnings through idrive and it hasn't affected anything else in the car so I can't complain. It's definitely the best malfunction I've ever had. If I ever figure out why it's not doing it I'll be sure to let you know.
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='382370' date='Jan 23 2007, 10:02 PM
There is a small speaker under the steering wheel area. Get some duct tape and place over the holes, this should lower the volume...Cheap way of doing the un-do-able...
