Four Beeps

MidLifeM3 · 11-04-2022, 02:16 AM

My daughter says my car must be haunted by ghosts because of this mysterious new phenomenon - but maybe one of you experts can help provide some debugging tips.

My car recently started occasionally emitting 4 beeps. I comes from perhaps the speakers or the dash somewhere.
Beep ... Beep ... Beep ... Beeeeeep.
These 4 beeps seem to only sound once per each drive. Not every drive, but also never repeatedly during one drive. (I drive about 20 minutes each way to work and back each day). And not at any consistent time like after startup or anything. It seems to be completely random when these beeps will occur. There is no dashboard warning message, SES light, or error code on the scan tool after the beeps. I don't detect any symptom or side effect either before or after the beeps.

The beeps were not always there. I've owned this car for about 5 years and the beeps only started in the past couple months. They seem to have started after I replaced the engine wiring harness.

Although these beeps don't really cause me any problem, they are mildly annoying and rather mysterious.

If anyone has a debugging tip I'd appreciate it.

Drv4fun · 11-04-2022, 04:15 AM

A beep or do you mean the gong sound like when you have low fuel?

SAMM3Y · 11-04-2022, 04:56 AM

Lol my car also does this.. has done ever since I've owned it. Same beep as for voice command, just goes off at random times but four beeps like you said with the last beep a little more exaggerated, comes thru the speakers. Just BMW things. 🤷*♂️

Edit : quick google says hourly chime which can be turned off thru settings

spammysammich · 11-04-2022, 09:28 AM

My car came to me with an alarm activated every time I went faster than 6 mph! Shut it off in idrive.

11-04-2022, 02:16 AM	#1
MidLifeM3 Enlisted Member 72 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 6MT Join Date: May 2017 Location: SF Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Four Beeps My daughter says my car must be haunted by ghosts because of this mysterious new phenomenon - but maybe one of you experts can help provide some debugging tips. My car recently started occasionally emitting 4 beeps. I comes from perhaps the speakers or the dash somewhere. Beep ... Beep ... Beep ... Beeeeeep. These 4 beeps seem to only sound once per each drive. Not every drive, but also never repeatedly during one drive. (I drive about 20 minutes each way to work and back each day). And not at any consistent time like after startup or anything. It seems to be completely random when these beeps will occur. There is no dashboard warning message, SES light, or error code on the scan tool after the beeps. I don't detect any symptom or side effect either before or after the beeps. The beeps were not always there. I've owned this car for about 5 years and the beeps only started in the past couple months. They seem to have started after I replaced the engine wiring harness. Although these beeps don't really cause me any problem, they are mildly annoying and rather mysterious. If anyone has a debugging tip I'd appreciate it. __________________ 2008 E92 6MT carbon roof (sunroof would burn my bald spot)
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11-04-2022, 04:15 AM	#2
Drv4fun First Lieutenant 120 Rep 371 Posts Drives: '13 M3 (original owner) Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	A beep or do you mean the gong sound like when you have low fuel?
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11-04-2022, 04:56 AM	#3
SAMM3Y Colonel 3087 Rep 2,747 Posts Drives: 2008 m3 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NorCal iTrader: (2)	Lol my car also does this.. has done ever since I've owned it. Same beep as for voice command, just goes off at random times but four beeps like you said with the last beep a little more exaggerated, comes thru the speakers. Just BMW things. 🤷*♂️ Edit : quick google says hourly chime which can be turned off thru settings __________________ 9ers
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11-04-2022, 09:28 AM	#4
spammysammich Major 1621 Rep 1,134 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Dakar Yellow II Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Edmonds, WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW M3 [10.00]	My car came to me with an alarm activated every time I went faster than 6 mph! Shut it off in idrive.
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