Car's ECU is Beeping?

**$w!ft** · 28-09-2010, 01:21 PM

I just had the car in storage for 4 months during the summer.
As expected, the battery was totally dead, so I called BMW Emergency for a Boost start.

During my 1 hour drive home, the Car would produce several loud beeps, coming from the passenger glovebox area, where the ECU is...

it would go

3 Loud Beeps, long intervals

then 5 Other Beeps, short intervals

at other times it would just beep REALLY LOUD about 8 or 9 times

Any ideas?
Should I be worried?

karbonkid · 28-09-2010, 06:25 PM

Its its way of saying "Why the Fook haven't you driven me for 4 months!"

Saying that mines stored for the same period over winter, but sorry no beep thou.

**glendog74** · 28-09-2010, 06:39 PM

Maybe someone planted a bomb in your glovebox?

**cantfind1** · 28-09-2010, 07:07 PM

ecu is not in your glovebox. its in the engine bay top right hand side under plastic cover.

Not sure what is beeping though. haha

Bounce · 28-09-2010, 07:55 PM

Maybe it has to do with the alarm,after the battery being dead.

**shimmy** · 28-09-2010, 08:00 PM

You have mail

shane@mbtech · 28-09-2010, 08:44 PM

Sounds to me like a tracker of some sort.

Rutkowski · 29-09-2010, 08:30 AM

it's definitely an alarm.

**shimmy** · 29-09-2010, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rutkowski

it's definitely an alarm.

genius!

**$w!ft** · 29-09-2010, 10:34 AM

Whatever is it was, it hasnt done it anymore today ....

28-09-2010, 01:21 PM	#1
$w!ft S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London (W1) Posts: 309 Casino cash: $3311	Car's ECU is Beeping? I just had the car in storage for 4 months during the summer. As expected, the battery was totally dead, so I called BMW Emergency for a Boost start. During my 1 hour drive home, the Car would produce several loud beeps, coming from the passenger glovebox area, where the ECU is... it would go 3 Loud Beeps, long intervals then 5 Other Beeps, short intervals at other times it would just beep REALLY LOUD about 8 or 9 times Any ideas? Should I be worried?

28-09-2010, 06:25 PM	#2
karbonkid S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sussex Posts: 1,912 Casino cash: $10231	Its its way of saying "Why the Fook haven't you driven me for 4 months!" Saying that mines stored for the same period over winter, but sorry no beep thou. __________________ Last edited by karbonkid; 28-09-2010 at 06:34 PM.

28-09-2010, 06:39 PM	#3
glendog74 CSL Register Uber-poster! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 8,861 Casino cash: $32299	Maybe someone planted a bomb in your glovebox? __________________ Cha'mone Mother F**ker!

28-09-2010, 08:00 PM	#6
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28-09-2010, 07:07 PM	#4
cantfind1 S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 675 Casino cash: $6490	ecu is not in your glovebox. its in the engine bay top right hand side under plastic cover. Not sure what is beeping though. haha

28-09-2010, 07:55 PM	#5
Bounce CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 7,057 Casino cash: $35793	Maybe it has to do with the alarm,after the battery being dead.

28-09-2010, 08:44 PM	#7
shane@mbtech CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: warrington Posts: 5,419 Casino cash: $19783	Sounds to me like a tracker of some sort.

29-09-2010, 08:30 AM	#8
Rutkowski S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Poland/London Posts: 464 Casino cash: $4132	it's definitely an alarm.

29-09-2010, 10:34 AM	#10
$w!ft S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London (W1) Posts: 309 Casino cash: $3311	Whatever is it was, it hasnt done it anymore today ....