"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'...

 

"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'...

 

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
news:NSGtd.11745$rh1.278766@news2.e.nsc.no...
>
> "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'...
>
>

 

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
news:NSGtd.11745$rh1.278766@news2.e.nsc.no...
>
> "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'...
>
>

 

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
news:NSGtd.11745$rh1.278766@news2.e.nsc.no...
>
> "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'...
>
>

 

In message <suWtd.31962$k4.617895@news1.nokia.com>
"Juho" <juho.pesonen@nokia.com> wrote:

> It might be the parking assistant...

Try looking at the earlier posts in this thread! Jimbo states that his
car doesn't have the parking assistance option fitted.

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

 

In message <suWtd.31962$k4.617895@news1.nokia.com>
"Juho" <juho.pesonen@nokia.com> wrote:

> It might be the parking assistant...

Try looking at the earlier posts in this thread! Jimbo states that his
car doesn't have the parking assistance option fitted.

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

 

In message <suWtd.31962$k4.617895@news1.nokia.com>
"Juho" <juho.pesonen@nokia.com> wrote:

> It might be the parking assistant...

Try looking at the earlier posts in this thread! Jimbo states that his
car doesn't have the parking assistance option fitted.

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

 

Jimbo wrote:
> 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.

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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Jimbo wrote:
> 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.

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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