Parking thingie?
PCD??
dosnt it beep?

 

Does it happen only when you put the car in reverse?

 

It is not the PCD.

The beeping sound only comes on for about 3 seconds when you first turn on the ignition, regardless of what gear the car is in.

I am not retarded. I know what sounds usually come from the car, I've had it for 4 months, and I had a 330i for 18 months before this one.

This is a new sound that I've NEVER heard before.

 

You know what that means....it's STEALER TIME!

 

Stealer time?

What the hell is wrong with you people?

I'm asking for a simple answer. You're telling me nobody has ever had this problem before?

 

seatbelt beep? or isnt that a US thing?

 

did you buy your car used, mabye its an integrated radar detector or laser jammer?

 

he meant take it to the dealer......

 

You know if your PCD is off it beeps twice to tell you its turned off so maybe that's the problem.

 

You may be getting close too or already are over your oil change/ Maint Inspection. The car will beep letting you know. Just a thought....

 

hey now...i didnt mean to insult you or call you a retard...just checking you know?
cuz i know my uncles benz used to do that and he be like...wtf is taht noise u know...

 

Okay, now the noise has progressed....
Once in a while, it will suddenly make a solid tone for anywhere from 5-45 seconds. Every time I the noise happened, I was driving normally, except for one time when I, um, accelerated a little briskly. No lights come on and nothing else to signal any kind of problem except for the noise.

Hasn't anyone heard of this issue before?!?!?!?!

 

Oh, no offense taken.
The noise is definitely not the "key in the ignition" beep, nor the "lights left one" beep, nor the "you backed up too far" beep. It is really high pitched, like an annoying cricket.

I am taking it to the stealer wednesday, but I want an idea of what to expect so I don't get raped. Its under warranty, but its just peace of mind to know what it is...

Thanks.

 

dude youre insane lol. just rip ur wheel apart and find the noise

 

hm...mabye ur computer is telling you your overdue for an inspection..some kinda warning system something is wrong

do you have navi by any chance?
it could be that...those things can do anything...haha

or....just take it to the stealer and let them take care of it for you

 

Sorry for the old thread, did the OP ever figure this out? I think I have the same thing. Seems to come from the passenger footwell. Its a very high pitched "Beep Beep.... Beep beep"

 

beeping sound

:tsk: If your handbrake is slightly on when you start your car you get a warning tone similar to the pdc, could it have been that?

 

Its not your standard beep from the dashboard. It sounds more like someone duct taped a cell phone to the bottom of your car and its alerting you that there is a voicemail. Thats the only way I can describe it. Only audible from the inside when all is quiet.

Maybe its something that happens to all cars, my hearing tested very high for high pitch noises..... I could be doomed.

 

im guessing its when you dont have the seatbelt on, since it beeps for seatbelt and parking brake at the same time and it sounds higher pitched or something, idk. only heard it a few times, but yea i got curious too but i figured it out

 

I remember reading about this, or something very similar a few years ago. It was a secondary battery (for I dont know what) that was going bad. It beeped with a distictly different tone than anything else on the car. I'll search around and see if I can't find the thread but this was a couple years ago.

 

Awesome, if you find it, please PM me... its starting to drive me nuts

 

that happens to me every once and a while. its not normal. its dealer time.

 

Well I havent been able to find it, but i have a vague memory that there is some sort of back up battery in the car for something - I dont know what, maybe the factory alarm? But what ever it is that beep is when that batery goes bad.

 

i read that same post and i do remember it was a secondary batery but i dont remember what it was for

 

this happens most of the time in my e36.. seems like a countdown to destruction. no cure yet?

 

seems like a countdown to destruction.

 

it does it to mine. When it does that it's like at 37degrees if I remember correctly. It only does that in the winter when it's 37 degrees and when I look down on my instrument cluster I see the 37 flash a few times..

 

yep thats one of the hiden functions of our obd, it beeps to alert you about icy roads.