The audible warning takes the form of a series of beeps possibly a dozen. Sometimes the vehicle drives for 100s of miles without the warning beep, at other times it makes a series of beeps. Then the beeps stop and then there is another series. This repeats for a while. Then it stops randomly. There are no warning messages or lights on the dashboard, no indication on the dashboard that any doors are open and no other observable pattern in the occurrence other than an unconfirmed possibility that it may be more prevalent in the wet.
Intermittent warning beep from dashboard
- Thread starter DuncanEdwards
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can you get a clip of it on your phone?
and post a link to that here?
and post a link to that here?
Yes, that’s a good idea, next time it happens I will record it.
You don’t have a Parrot Bluetooth telephone module do you? I used to get this with my previous T5 Caravelle.
No, the van just has the standard factory fitted Bluetooth connectivity.
UPDATE ON THE BEEPS:
Tends to happen within about 3 miles of the start of the journey.
Consists of a series of beeps at about 1 second intervals of between 12 and 25 with a variable amount of time and mileage between each series of beeps.
Sound is coming from the speaker behind the dashboard.
Happens while the engine is running and continues when stationary but have not heard it when the engine is stopped.
Independent of the following factors:
Appears to use a regular sequence such as
Number of beeps: 25 24 21 21 21 20 20 22 20 20 19 21 20 19 19 19 19
or
Number of beeps: 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 18
Beeps tend to stop once the engine is fully warmed up.
Tends to happen within about 3 miles of the start of the journey.
Consists of a series of beeps at about 1 second intervals of between 12 and 25 with a variable amount of time and mileage between each series of beeps.
Sound is coming from the speaker behind the dashboard.
Happens while the engine is running and continues when stationary but have not heard it when the engine is stopped.
Independent of the following factors:
- Speed
- Acceleration
- Movement from side to side
- Bumps
- Up hill or down hill
- Indicators
- Gears selected
- Lights
Appears to use a regular sequence such as
Number of beeps: 25 24 21 21 21 20 20 22 20 20 19 21 20 19 19 19 19
or
Number of beeps: 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 18
Beeps tend to stop once the engine is fully warmed up.
I have booked it into the service centre, they say they have never heard of a similar fault on a transporter. It is going to cost £100 to evaluate.
I am hoping it is coming from the speaker mentioned in this post and if I can find it I can disconnect or switch it. Front and rear pdc buzzer locations ?
@DuncanEdwards can you give us some more details on your vehicle? What model/configuration and age? Has it been modified in any way?
Thank you, will do.
Any update on this?
Thank you for the chaser on updating this fault. It was a silly one! It was the leisure battery charger which is mounted under the driver's seat giving an over voltage alarm! I have not got to the bottom of why it is going over voltage yet, but the solution is to turn on the lights or something and then it goes away. So nothing to do with the poor old van at all. The problem is with these high pitched alarms you can't tell where they are coming from.
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