Beeping when turning car off.
#1
Beeping when turning car off.
I am not sure if this is the expected behavior, or not, but today (and at other times) I noticed that if you turn the car on when the door is open and turn the car off while the door is still opened, the car will beep and continue beeping when you close the door. The work around is to close the door while the car is on, then turn it off and then open the door (if you want to get out).
I don't do this regularly, but sometimes you want to move the car by a few feet.
Is this normal beeping?
Slightly off topic, why don't they use that nice lady (the one who talks to you when you press the phone off hook button) to tell you what you did wrong, instead of the beeping. Instead of hearing "beep...beep" she would say "close the door" or "buckle the seat belts". I know that there probably will be a lawsuit from a non-English speaking consumer if they did that, however.
I don't do this regularly, but sometimes you want to move the car by a few feet.
Is this normal beeping?
Slightly off topic, why don't they use that nice lady (the one who talks to you when you press the phone off hook button) to tell you what you did wrong, instead of the beeping. Instead of hearing "beep...beep" she would say "close the door" or "buckle the seat belts". I know that there probably will be a lawsuit from a non-English speaking consumer if they did that, however.
Last edited by haroldo; 01-14-2008 at 05:10 AM.
#2
Re: Beeping when turning car off.
Slightly off topic, why don't they use that nice lady (the one who talks to you when you press the phone off hook button) to tell you what you did wrong, instead of the beeping. Instead of hearing "beep...beep" she would say "close the door" or "buckle the seat belts". I know that there probably will be a lawsuit from a non-English speaking consumer if they did that, however.
Does it say anything on the MFD when it's beeping?
#3
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Does it say anything on the MFD when it's beeping?
The beeps are almost as bad as Window's cryptic error messages. After all, the system knows something is wrong, it would be nice if they communicated the error in an easy to understand fashion.
#4
Re: Beeping when turning car off.
Are you moving the car or just door open -> on -> off? I know that if you move the car with the door open it will say "shift to park" on the MFD.
#5
Re: Beeping when turning car off.
Here's what I did this morning.
I parked the car and turned it off (I got an EXCELLENT!!!...yippee!)
I realized the car was a few feet too far out, so I opened the door and backed it up (with the door open) put it in park, turned it off (beeping) and closed the door (beeping).
Went back in, (door open) turned the car on and back off (still beeping), then I closed the door, turned it on and then off again, beeping stopped.
I know my actions weren't proper, but nonetheless, it shouldn't have beeped when I turned it off and closed the door.
Should it have? Is the car vindictive and punishing me for driving (three feet) with the door open? (I don't need a second wife!)
I parked the car and turned it off (I got an EXCELLENT!!!...yippee!)
I realized the car was a few feet too far out, so I opened the door and backed it up (with the door open) put it in park, turned it off (beeping) and closed the door (beeping).
Went back in, (door open) turned the car on and back off (still beeping), then I closed the door, turned it on and then off again, beeping stopped.
I know my actions weren't proper, but nonetheless, it shouldn't have beeped when I turned it off and closed the door.
Should it have? Is the car vindictive and punishing me for driving (three feet) with the door open? (I don't need a second wife!)
#6
Re: Beeping when turning car off.
Here's what I did this morning.
I parked the car and turned it off (I got an EXCELLENT!!!...yippee!)
I realized the car was a few feet too far out, so I opened the door and backed it up (with the door open) put it in park, turned it off (beeping) and closed the door (beeping).
Went back in, (door open) turned the car on and back off (still beeping), then I closed the door, turned it on and then off again, beeping stopped.
I know my actions weren't proper, but nonetheless, it shouldn't have beeped when I turned it off and closed the door.
Should it have? Is the car vindictive and punishing me for driving (three feet) with the door open? (I don't need a second wife!)
I parked the car and turned it off (I got an EXCELLENT!!!...yippee!)
I realized the car was a few feet too far out, so I opened the door and backed it up (with the door open) put it in park, turned it off (beeping) and closed the door (beeping).
Went back in, (door open) turned the car on and back off (still beeping), then I closed the door, turned it on and then off again, beeping stopped.
I know my actions weren't proper, but nonetheless, it shouldn't have beeped when I turned it off and closed the door.
Should it have? Is the car vindictive and punishing me for driving (three feet) with the door open? (I don't need a second wife!)
That said, if I do that it stops after a few seconds upon shutting the car off or closing the door.
#7
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#8
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I think it complains for some reason just for opening the door before you turn it off. As in open door, power down, get out, close door, beep beep. I know I keep catching myself sometimes forgetting to shut the car off and opening the door and then remember I have to shut the door to turn it off "cleanly" or something. But yeah no clue what the complaint is for, and haven't done it recently enough (or spent time experimenting) to find out all the detailed conditions for beep starting/stopping.