Lock chirp/honk

Matt1002 · 11-30-2018, 02:35 AM

Hi guys, I looked around for some info but couldn’t really find a clear answer.

Is it possible to have the X3 make a sound (beep, honk) when the lock button is pressed? Had an X3 for a test drive for a day once and could not find it in iDrive.

Merc we have now sounds the horn softly when the doors are successfully locked. When a door isn’t shut properly, it’ll stay silent to let you know it couldn’t lock. My driveway leads from a little pathway to my back yard/door and as such i can’t see the car from my house so it would be nice to have the audible feedback when you’ve just unloaded a bunch of groceries into the kitchen and want to check the car is locked without walking back.

If there is no such option, I guess the connecteddrive app would do the trick to tell me if it’s locked? We did not order the display key.

Best regards,

Matt

strike4A · 11-30-2018, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt1002

Hi guys, I looked around for some info but couldn’t really find a clear answer.

Is it possible to have the X3 make a sound (beep, honk) when the lock button is pressed? Had an X3 for a test drive for a day once and could not find it in iDrive.

Merc we have now sounds the horn softly when the doors are successfully locked. When a door isn’t shut properly, it’ll stay silent to let you know it couldn’t lock. My driveway leads from a little pathway to my back yard/door and as such i can’t see the car from my house so it would be nice to have the audible feedback when you’ve just unloaded a bunch of groceries into the kitchen and want to check the car is locked without walking back.

If there is no such option, I guess the connecteddrive app would do the trick to tell me if it’s locked? We did not order the display key.

Best regards,

Matt

Yes, this can be coded in.

dan321 · 11-30-2018, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt1002

If there is no such option, I guess the connecteddrive app would do the trick to tell me if it’s locked? We did not order the display key.

Yes, the connected app on your phone will tell you if the doors are locked, windows closed and so on. You can also lock the car from your phone with the connected app.

BMWZ4 · 11-30-2018, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt1002

Hi guys, I looked around for some info but couldn't really find a clear answer.

Is it possible to have the X3 make a sound (beep, honk) when the lock button is pressed? Had an X3 for a test drive for a day once and could not find it in iDrive.

Merc we have now sounds the horn softly when the doors are successfully locked. When a door isn't shut properly, it'll stay silent to let you know it couldn't lock. My driveway leads from a little pathway to my back yard/door and as such i can't see the car from my house so it would be nice to have the audible feedback when you've just unloaded a bunch of groceries into the kitchen and want to check the car is locked without walking back.

If there is no such option, I guess the connecteddrive app would do the trick to tell me if it's locked? We did not order the display key.

Best regards,

Matt

Are you sure this isn't in idrive? I'm 99.9% certain there's an option for an audible beep. When I lock/unlock my car, I hear a beep and my lights flash momentarily. Had this on all my past bmw's

Fenders · 11-30-2018, 08:51 AM

My Vehicle>Vehicle Settings>Doors>Acoustic lock/unlock

What might throw some off is that it's not under "iDrive Settings", which predominantly covers the in-car infotainment/UI stuff.

ParadigmDawg · 11-30-2018, 12:00 PM

My car taught me this a couple of weeks ago or it tried to but I was too stupid to understand.

It was a freezing cold and windy morning. I live in Texas so I'm not use to that. I had to run up to an account that morning and I pulled up, found my parking space away from other cars, jumped out and it the door handle lock. It honked at me twice, I thought "that's weird, where is the chirp", I hit the lock again and same honk, I said to myself "stupid smart cars".

I ran into my account and spent about 40 minutes in there and then headed back to my car. When I got to my car, I was like "what is that sound". yep, it was still running and it was warning me that it was on while I was trying to lock it.

Fenders · 11-30-2018, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ParadigmDawg

My car taught me this a couple of weeks ago or it tried to but I was too stupid to understand.

It was a freezing cold and windy morning. I live in Texas so I'm not use to that. I had to run up to an account that morning and I pulled up, found my parking space away from other cars, jumped out and it the door handle lock. It honked at me twice, I thought "that's weird, where is the chirp", I hit the lock again and same honk, I said to myself "stupid smart cars".

I ran into my account and spent about 40 minutes in there and then headed back to my car. When I got to my car, I was like "what is that sound". yep, it was still running and it was warning me that it was on while I was trying to lock it.

I did this last month and got jolted by honks instead of silent flashes. Just replace “my account” with “kid’s pre-school” and 40 minutes with 5.

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Matt1002 Private 49 Rep 64 Posts Drives: G01 X3 xDrive20i M Sport Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW X3 xDrive ... [0.00]	Lock chirp/honk Hi guys, I looked around for some info but couldn’t really find a clear answer. Is it possible to have the X3 make a sound (beep, honk) when the lock button is pressed? Had an X3 for a test drive for a day once and could not find it in iDrive. Merc we have now sounds the horn softly when the doors are successfully locked. When a door isn’t shut properly, it’ll stay silent to let you know it couldn’t lock. My driveway leads from a little pathway to my back yard/door and as such i can’t see the car from my house so it would be nice to have the audible feedback when you’ve just unloaded a bunch of groceries into the kitchen and want to check the car is locked without walking back. If there is no such option, I guess the connecteddrive app would do the trick to tell me if it’s locked? We did not order the display key. Best regards, Matt
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Fenders Private First Class 66 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 xDrive30i Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Boston MA iTrader: (0)	My Vehicle>Vehicle Settings>Doors>Acoustic lock/unlock What might throw some off is that it's not under "iDrive Settings", which predominantly covers the in-car infotainment/UI stuff.
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ParadigmDawg Captain 612 Rep 893 Posts Drives: 2019 AMG GLC63s Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Fort Worth, Texas iTrader: (0)	My car taught me this a couple of weeks ago or it tried to but I was too stupid to understand. It was a freezing cold and windy morning. I live in Texas so I'm not use to that. I had to run up to an account that morning and I pulled up, found my parking space away from other cars, jumped out and it the door handle lock. It honked at me twice, I thought "that's weird, where is the chirp", I hit the lock again and same honk, I said to myself "stupid smart cars". I ran into my account and spent about 40 minutes in there and then headed back to my car. When I got to my car, I was like "what is that sound". yep, it was still running and it was warning me that it was on while I was trying to lock it.
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