Alarm question "locking chirp and unlock"

veightkiller · 01-07-2009, 06:16 PM

i just got back from vacation yesterday and my car is been sitting for 18 days. my cousin starts it everyday. Then notice that when i lock the car i don't here the single chirp sound but when im unlocking it i here the chirp2x sound. i check out the settings on my cluster and everything is good, i never had this kind of problem before, and im hoping that you guys have some ideas before i take it to our local stealership.

veightkiller · 01-07-2009, 11:58 PM

anyone?

NinetyEight740 · 01-08-2009, 12:23 AM

sounds like a car key memory issue... Recheck the settings...

veightkiller · 01-08-2009, 01:36 AM

settings on my cluster?? ^^ i did double check and change the settings then change it back to its original settings and still nothing. i'll try using my other key and see how that one works.

Jns2001 · 01-08-2009, 05:59 AM

Have you tried the Personal Profile settings?

Rich328i · 01-08-2009, 12:14 PM

Mine has never chirped. How does one set it or unset it for that matter? I didn't see anything in the book on how to do this.

DANMACINSD · 01-08-2009, 01:04 PM

If your equipped with i-drive, it's in one of the menus. I'm at work and my car is being serviced today or I would verify, but I think it's called something like confirmation or something.

veightkiller · 01-08-2009, 01:55 PM

i don't have an iDrive on my car. and i tried the second key and it didn't work either, i just changed the settings on the cluster.the settings work except for locking the car no lights and no chirp either,even though i point to to the right settings.

Jns2001 · 01-08-2009, 04:06 PM

My car doesn't chirp, but it blinks when I close it. When I open I have chosen not to blink on the personal profile, you can go there by clicking on the wheel of the blinking stalk.

SoYank · 01-08-2009, 06:02 PM

You get the chirp only if you have the alarm but I think it's an all or nothing setting where you get audible confirmation on both locking and unlocking and can not selectively stop one. With or without the alarm you can set it to flash the corner lights.

mikev333 · 01-08-2009, 10:49 PM

dont mean to sound stupid. but just because it happened to me too and it didnt chirp.

in my case the trunk or door was open.

veightkiller · 01-09-2009, 11:31 AM

Mine is all locked and it was making a chirp sound before for both lock and and unlock.

zeeman335 · 01-09-2009, 11:42 AM

Are you guys talking about the 'chirp' when you lock/unlock the car? Cuz mine doesnt do it either.

is there a setting in the iDrive system for the chirp?

01-07-2009, 06:16 PM	#1
veightkiller Brigadier General 64 Rep 4,149 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver,B.C iTrader: (3)	Alarm question "locking chirp and unlock" i just got back from vacation yesterday and my car is been sitting for 18 days. my cousin starts it everyday. Then notice that when i lock the car i don't here the single chirp sound but when im unlocking it i here the chirp2x sound. i check out the settings on my cluster and everything is good, i never had this kind of problem before, and im hoping that you guys have some ideas before i take it to our local stealership.
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01-07-2009, 11:58 PM	#2
veightkiller Brigadier General 64 Rep 4,149 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver,B.C iTrader: (3)	anyone?
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01-08-2009, 12:23 AM	#3
NinetyEight740 Major General 235 Rep 5,691 Posts Drives: 2 - 2013 535i msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 E91 [0.00]	sounds like a car key memory issue... Recheck the settings...
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01-08-2009, 01:36 AM	#4
veightkiller Brigadier General 64 Rep 4,149 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver,B.C iTrader: (3)	settings on my cluster?? ^^ i did double check and change the settings then change it back to its original settings and still nothing. i'll try using my other key and see how that one works.
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01-08-2009, 05:59 AM	#5
Jns2001 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 269 Posts Drives: BMW 325i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sao Paulo iTrader: (0)	Have you tried the Personal Profile settings?
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01-08-2009, 12:14 PM	#6
Rich328i Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arizona, USA iTrader: (0)	Mine has never chirped. How does one set it or unset it for that matter? I didn't see anything in the book on how to do this.
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01-08-2009, 01:04 PM	#7
DANMACINSD First Lieutenant 57 Rep 324 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 535i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SAN DIEGO iTrader: (1)	If your equipped with i-drive, it's in one of the menus. I'm at work and my car is being serviced today or I would verify, but I think it's called something like confirmation or something. __________________ 13 535i Msport
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01-08-2009, 01:55 PM	#8
veightkiller Brigadier General 64 Rep 4,149 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver,B.C iTrader: (3)	i don't have an iDrive on my car. and i tried the second key and it didn't work either, i just changed the settings on the cluster.the settings work except for locking the car no lights and no chirp either,even though i point to to the right settings.
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01-08-2009, 04:06 PM	#9
Jns2001 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 269 Posts Drives: BMW 325i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sao Paulo iTrader: (0)	My car doesn't chirp, but it blinks when I close it. When I open I have chosen not to blink on the personal profile, you can go there by clicking on the wheel of the blinking stalk.
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01-08-2009, 06:02 PM	#10
SoYank Major General 582 Rep 7,519 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i MT Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vinton, Virginia iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 BMW E90 335i S ... [9.00]	You get the chirp only if you have the alarm but I think it's an all or nothing setting where you get audible confirmation on both locking and unlocking and can not selectively stop one. With or without the alarm you can set it to flash the corner lights. __________________ **2009 E90 335i Montego Blue · Black Leather · Burl Walnut · 6MT · US Spec** SatNav • ZPP • ZCW • 6FL • TPMS • iDrive • PDC • HWS • Xenons • BMW Assist • Power Rear Sunshade • Logic 7 European Taillights • Rear Foglamp • OEM Alarm • PicoTray • DataToys XM-DVR • Multi-view Processor Quaife ATB LSD • Short Shift Knob • Hartge Anti-Roll Bars • AP Racing Front Brakes • 19" Style 269
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01-08-2009, 10:49 PM	#11
mikev333 First Lieutenant 14 Rep 313 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 328 AW Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scarborough iTrader: (1)	dont mean to sound stupid. but just because it happened to me too and it didnt chirp. in my case the trunk or door was open.
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01-09-2009, 11:31 AM	#12
veightkiller Brigadier General 64 Rep 4,149 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver,B.C iTrader: (3)	Mine is all locked and it was making a chirp sound before for both lock and and unlock.
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01-09-2009, 11:42 AM	#13
zeeman335 Captain 90 Rep 719 Posts Drives: 2001 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (8)	Are you guys talking about the 'chirp' when you lock/unlock the car? Cuz mine doesnt do it either. is there a setting in the iDrive system for the chirp?
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