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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6295   
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I drove into our underground car park again this morning
(no thats not the unbelievable bit it is a bit tight) and as I start to reverse into place I'm reminded of something that I've heard a couple of times before, but only in this car park doing exactly the same thing, reversing / parking. It sounds just like the first bleep you would hear in a car with parking sensors - quite obviously I don't have any ? I seem to recall the last couple of times I was low in fuel and wondered if the car was giving a half hearted attempt at putting the low fuel / audible warning on but this time the tank is half full. What could it be? |
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22nd Dec 2008 2:13pm |
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| CapeLandy Member Since: 21 Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town Posts: 558 
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could be the hooter of the Nissan Micra that you just reversed over.
 Puma 110 - gone
Series III 1973 - going strong |
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22nd Dec 2008 10:12pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6295
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if only things were that simple  |
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22nd Dec 2008 10:14pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513  
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Trust me - they don't have sensors.
I managed to un-stack a carefully stacked 'wall' of sandbags the other day. I didn't even notice until I was driving away and caught sight of a heap of bags in my side mirror. "You'd have thought someone would stack those up", I thought. |
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22nd Dec 2008 11:07pm |
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| solmanic Member Since: 16 Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 191 
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Mine does... it goes something like "...Honey, watch out for that wheelie-bin/small child/shopping trolley/Nissan Micra..." and so on. I can't seem to turn it off, no matter how much stuff I buy her.  2007 Defender 110
1970 Alfa Romeo 1750GTV |
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23rd Dec 2008 11:18pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6295
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strange it happened again in the car park on Xmas eve......
it also happend a further 2 or 3 times after leaving the car park ie while on the move at 40-50 mph. what could it be? |
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26th Dec 2008 10:17pm |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266 
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was it a steep ramp into the carpark so the fuel in the tank left the float thinking you were near empty ? 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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7th Jan 2009 5:21pm |
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| Bosun Member Since: 21 Jul 2008 Location: Great Berry Posts: 141
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Must be an age thing, but I've had this odd beep a couple of times, the trouble is, 2 seconds after I've heard it I've forgotton what I was doing.
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8th Jan 2009 7:35am |
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| SFDM Member Since: 08 Jan 2009 Location: South Bucks Posts: 6 
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Hi guys first post so I might be talking rubbish but the radio in mine sounds a tone when it loses the "TA" signal, so whilst the radio contiues to play it will no longer be able to interupt with traffic warnings.
I'd go and check by slowly pushing the aerial down on mine but it's been in the dealers (again) since the 15th December and the D3 hire car supplied makes so many beeps/bongs I have no idea what it's doing! Ne nostra in fundamenta subeamus |
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8th Jan 2009 11:06am |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266
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SFDM,welcome, why is your truck back at the dealers. 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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9th Jan 2009 10:15am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6295
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Grockle, no not very steep. but it sounded on the run on Xmas eve also.
not heard it since? |
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9th Jan 2009 6:33pm |
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| SFDM Member Since: 08 Jan 2009 Location: South Bucks Posts: 6
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Hi Grockle, thanks for the welcome, truck back at dealers for another issue of "contaminated fuel". Back in October it was down to the breather pipe placement but stopped again 15 Dec. and refused to restart.
Went in for progress report yesterday and they have cleaned the tank and lines again twice, reprimed, and it still wouldn't start so they replaced all the injectors with a known working set and various other bits and they say it should be ready Tuesday. Mind you three times I was asked if I had put Bio in the tank (NO!). Less inpressed when I went through to the workshop to find the bonnet off,leaning against a bench with nothing under it to protect the corners from damage on the concrete floor. As for the noise the radio has an "info" button (well it does on mine) which if pressed should say "TA off" try that and see if it stops the sound. Ne nostra in fundamenta subeamus |
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11th Jan 2009 5:39pm |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266
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some dealers don't take care of peoples veh's the bonnett issue i've seen time and time again,hope all gets resolved asap check the bommet edges when you pick it up. 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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12th Jan 2009 9:46am |
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| dave's 110 Member Since: 11 Jun 2008 Location: Norfolk Posts: 45 
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it's the radio when you have TA no if you not getting a good signals it will beep to let you know this when you hear it again look at the radio display will come up with no TA
Dave |
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12th Jan 2009 10:17pm |
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