Bloody alarm!!!!
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My dads 2002 320 convertible alarm is driving me mad. He keeps it in my yard behind my house as it saves him parking it on the road outside his house across town. The alarm goes off very randomly in the early hours of the morning and during the day. Not good when I have to run outside in my boxers and dressing gown to turn the flaming thing off when I'm half asleep.
I have bashed the roof with my hand trying to replicate a cat jumping on it we have even shook from side to side but we cant set the alarm off.
Can anyone give me any ideas on what of if there's a problem with the alarm system.
Cheers
Adam
I have bashed the roof with my hand trying to replicate a cat jumping on it we have even shook from side to side but we cant set the alarm off.
Can anyone give me any ideas on what of if there's a problem with the alarm system.
Cheers
Adam
aizvara said:
Funnily enough I've just had the same thing happen twice this evening on my e46. Not sure what caused it, but I've removed a variety of coins (some just added) from the tray.
So far its not done it again, but this could be coincidence.
If you had a vert I would say it was the coins. Any other model it's just a coincidence as only the vert has a microwave interior sensor that would be affected. So far its not done it again, but this could be coincidence.
RC1 said:
Had same issue recently and did 2 things
- charged battery which was low
- unplugged bonnet switch
I have now re-plugged bonnet switch so it would seem the cause was the low battery
About 24h after reinstating the bonnet switch the alarm went off randomly again. I'm going to to replace it!- charged battery which was low
- unplugged bonnet switch
I have now re-plugged bonnet switch so it would seem the cause was the low battery
blondini said:
If you had a vert I would say it was the coins. Any other model it's just a coincidence as only the vert has a microwave interior sensor that would be affected.
Ah, thanks; that resolves the confusion I had regarding how an ultrasonic sensor in my saloon was being affected by coins in the car. Must have been something else, then. Hopefully it wont happen again.
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