Beep beep beep (interior alarm)

[Karl Roth]

no clue so far no real bother
karl

[SmartyPants25]

Originally Posted by bmx43

please define "beep". for me, "beep" means the horn. i've had this happen a few times with the door ajar/lights-on type chime. is that what you are talking about?

Its not the Alarm, its definitely the door ajar/lights on type chime, coming from the interior, nothing to do with alarm.

[bmx43]

Originally Posted by SmartyPants25

Its not the Alarm, its definitely the door ajar/lights on type chime, coming from the exterior, nothing to do with alarm.

gotcha. yep, i get the same thing every once in a while. weird because i understand that the electronics on the Smart are MB. would have thought that would happen. perhaps it's also somehow linked to the shifter issue...would make sense.

[SmartyPants25]

Originally Posted by Karl Roth

no clue so far no real bother
karl

While it may not be a real bother, it could possibly be a bother, or a warning of a larger bother. I think I'll have mine checked out just to be safe. The poster above mentioned it could be related to the shifting problem, that is a possibility!

[Karl Roth]

Originally Posted by SmartyPants25

While it may not be a real bother, it could possibly be a bother, or a warning of a larger bother. I think I'll have mine checked out just to be safe. The poster above mentioned it could be related to the shifting problem, that is a possibility!

let us know what you find. Thanks
karl

[jthomas119]

I am having the same problem as described in the initial post. When I pay attention to what I do when I stop and exit, it never happens. It only seems to happen when I am not expecting it. I thought it might have something to do with turning off the key and opening the door quickly but I can't seem to reproduce it.
It would be great if somebody could come up with a reproducible action. That would help in getting it reported and fixed.

I have a coupe with Comfort package and alarm.

John

[Twice as Smart]

This past Friday, when I got in my car (451) and started the engine (just before I strapped on the seat belt) the interior car warning chime started beeping. At first, I thought that I had left the door ajar, but that was not the case. As I drove home from work, it continued to beep the entire trip. I looked at the instrument cluster to see if there were any warning lights- there were none. I noticed that the interior light was switched on, and I do not recall if I had switched it on when I entered the car or, if it was on all day. I have a Karr Track vehicle tracking device installed. I put the tracking device in valet mode as I drove, thinking this would stop the chimes. When I arrived home, I turned the engine off and took the key out, I then re-inserted the key and started the engine again; the chiming had stopped. This is the first time that this has happened.

[Connelly]

I have had it happen at least three times in the past 2 weeks so far, including tonight when I got home. The beep,beep was lower in volume than if I open the door with the key in. I restarted and shut down, but the beep continued. When I turned the lights from auto to off, it stopped. Turned it back to auto and it started again. Restarted the car and turned it off twice, finally cleared it. I also had the the low tire pressure go off one morning - it was 12 degrees and I thought it might have beent eh low temp. Drove it a bit, cleared it twice and finally stayed off. I have an appointment on Wednesday for the linkage checkout, so I plan to mention it while I'm there.

[Karl Roth]

Thanks let us know what they tell you.
karl

[markitect]

Mine does this all the time. I have no alarm, and no comfort package. It seems to me that it beeps at me when I pull into a parking spot, put it in park and immediately take out the key. It then chimes at me, at which point I check and see my headlights are off, doors are still closed, etc. I've just been ignoring it as it stops beeping in 5 min or so, and I just get out of the car