Newb question about door chime

[mdosu]

I'm not really a newbie, but I got a newbie question.

When I park my car, shut the engine down, and immediately open my driver door, sometimes I get chime sounds. I assume it's reminders for opened windows, trunk, lights, moonroof, locks, key in ignition, etc.

The problem is, I noticed that it still chimes when I have shut and closed everything down, but only chimes when I open my door right away after I shut the car down. If I shut it down, remove my key and wait for 5 sec, then open my door, no chime...

Anyone know why it chimes this way, drives me nuts b/c I think I left my windows down or something.

[424D57]

In my E92 335 I often get one errant chime accompanied by the 'key' icon in the dash when pulling the door lever as I pop the key out of the dash (no comfort access for me). Apparently the key doesn't have to be IN the dash to get recognized by the idiot alarm; really really close to the slot will do. Try placing the key right next to the slot and if your door chime comes back this is probably it.


-424D57

[Deltari09]

did you leave your position lights on? (the tail ''L'' lights and the Oo lights)

[mdosu]

no everything is shut off.

[walsh]

Is your key still in the ignition? If your door is open, everything is shutoff, and your key is in the ignition it'll beep at you.

[mdosu]

^no, I said I pulled everything out.

[walsh]

Originally Posted by mdosu

^no, I said I pulled everything out.

I meant if you're pulling the key out as you open the door. My 335 beeped even if i opened the door just a second or two after i removed the key.

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by bwalshy99

I meant if you're pulling the key out as you open the door. My 335 beeped even if i opened the door just a second or two after i removed the key.

so must be some kind of delay in which the Comfort access still detects the key remotely? Man it's annoying.