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Jimbo
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:05 am Post subject:
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Okay,
I start my 2002 A4 1.8T, tick it into reverse, and I (intermittently) hear
four beeps from the rear of the vehicle.
Does anyone have any idea what could be making the noise?
Thank you very much.
Jimbo.
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AustinMini.OsiTech.Net
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:29 am Post subject:
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Close proximity signal perhaps?
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"Jimbo" <james.goodwill@uk.fujitsu.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Okay,
I start my 2002 A4 1.8T, tick it into reverse, and I (intermittently) hear
four beeps from the rear of the vehicle.
Does anyone have any idea what could be making the noise?
Thank you very much.
Jimbo.
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Mike Holland
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:49 am Post subject:
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If nothing is behind you I suggest you clean dirt off the proximity sensor.
Mike Holland
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Jimbo
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:52 pm Post subject:
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I'd agree with you.... If I had parking sensors... But I don't :-)
Jimbo.
"Jimbo" <james.goodwill@uk.fujitsu.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Okay,
I start my 2002 A4 1.8T, tick it into reverse, and I (intermittently) hear
four beeps from the rear of the vehicle.
Does anyone have any idea what could be making the noise?
Thank you very much.
Jimbo.
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Peter Bell
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Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:32 pm Post subject:
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In message <o5Vsd.38$2M4.11@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>
"Jimbo" <james.goodwill@virgin.net> wrote:
| Quote: | I'd agree with you.... If I had parking sensors... But I don't :-)
Jimbo.
"Jimbo" <james.goodwill@uk.fujitsu.com> wrote in message
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Okay,
I start my 2002 A4 1.8T, tick it into reverse, and I (intermittently) hear
four beeps from the rear of the vehicle.
Does anyone have any idea what could be making the noise?
Thank you very much.
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Difficult to make any sensible suggestion without knowing what the beeps
sound like. Is it possibly the sounder which can be enabled to give an
audible indication when the door locks/alarm are set? Perhaps some
strange interaction between the reversing light circuitry and the alarm
sounder???
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Rune Skigelstrand
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:53 pm Post subject:
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"Jimbo" wrote
| Quote: | I start my 2002 A4 1.8T, tick it into reverse, and I (intermittently) hear
four beeps from the rear of the vehicle.
Does anyone have any idea what could be making the noise?
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Could be an audible alarm that's supposed to alert anybody finding
themselves behind your car when you engage "R". This is a standard feature
on all trucks here in Norway, and is getting common on regular cars as well.
Sometimes this feature is installed by replacing the reverse-light bulbs
with a special bulb that includes both the light and the alarm - sure you
don't have one of these installed?
Regards
Rune |
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Peter Bell
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:59 pm Post subject:
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In message <qlGtd.11738$rh1.278526@news2.e.nsc.no>
"Rune Skigelstrand" <skigel@fjerndette&hotmail.com> wrote:
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"Jimbo" wrote
I start my 2002 A4 1.8T, tick it into reverse, and I
(intermittently) hear four beeps from the rear of the vehicle.
Does anyone have any idea what could be making the noise?
Could be an audible alarm that's supposed to alert anybody finding
themselves behind your car when you engage "R". This is a standard
feature on all trucks here in Norway, and is getting common on
regular cars as well. Sometimes this feature is installed by
replacing the reverse-light bulbs with a special bulb that includes
both the light and the alarm - sure you don't have one of these
installed?
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That wouldn't explain it happening only intermittently (by which I
presume that Jimbo means that it doesn't happen everytime), or only four
beeps - surely the reverse beeper would continue until the car is taken
out of reverse gear.
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Rune Skigelstrand
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject:
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"Peter Bell" wrote
| Quote: | Could be an audible alarm that's supposed to alert anybody finding
themselves behind your car when you engage "R". This is a standard
feature on all trucks here in Norway, and is getting common on
regular cars as well. Sometimes this feature is installed by
replacing the reverse-light bulbs with a special bulb that includes
both the light and the alarm - sure you don't have one of these
installed?
That wouldn't explain it happening only intermittently (by which I
presume that Jimbo means that it doesn't happen everytime), or only four
beeps - surely the reverse beeper would continue until the car is taken
out of reverse gear.
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Ooops. Didn't notice 'intermittent'... |
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Juho
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Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:16 pm Post subject:
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It might be the parking assistant... Was there any objects behind the car
when that happend or was the car dirty or snowy or icy/frozen?
"Rune Skigelstrand" <skigel@fjerndette&hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Peter Bell" wrote
Could be an audible alarm that's supposed to alert anybody finding
themselves behind your car when you engage "R". This is a standard
feature on all trucks here in Norway, and is getting common on
regular cars as well. Sometimes this feature is installed by
replacing the reverse-light bulbs with a special bulb that includes
both the light and the alarm - sure you don't have one of these
installed?
That wouldn't explain it happening only intermittently (by which I
presume that Jimbo means that it doesn't happen everytime), or only four
beeps - surely the reverse beeper would continue until the car is taken
out of reverse gear.
Ooops. Didn't notice 'intermittent'...
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Peter Bell
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Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:28 pm Post subject:
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In message <suWtd.31962$k4.617895@news1.nokia.com>
"Juho" <juho.pesonen@nokia.com> wrote:
| Quote: | It might be the parking assistant...
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Try looking at the earlier posts in this thread! Jimbo states that his
car doesn't have the parking assistance option fitted.
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Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject:
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Jimbo wrote:
| Quote: | Okay,
I start my 2002 A4 1.8T, tick it into reverse, and I (intermittently)
hear
four beeps from the rear of the vehicle.
Does anyone have any idea what could be making the noise?
Thank you very much.
Jimbo.
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OK, here's a perhaps-a-bility: Do you have a CD changer
back there? And if so, is there any sort of CD start up signal,
or tipping alarm, or empty CD holder signal, that might
be triggered by those initial jiggles of the car? (ie: does this
happen when your sound system is turned off?)
[And... I stipulate in advance that I may be an idiot to even
suggest this.] ;-)
Lloyd
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