Is there a way to make the 2 series make a sound when I press close button on keyfob?

och · 06-04-2015, 11:12 PM

My X5 and X1 both make a "beep" sound when closing doors and double "beep" when opening the door with the keyfob. The new 235 doesn't make any sound, and I've searched all settings to no avail. Am I missing something?

pikcachu · 06-04-2015, 11:23 PM

you need the alarm

BarryJI · 06-04-2015, 11:24 PM

I think you can get it to flash the lights.

Glassjaw047 · 06-05-2015, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pikcachu

you need the alarm

Not to jack the thread here but so say I don't have the alarm option on my car, besides the beep does that also mean if someone breaks in it's not going to sound off? To be honest, that would be a little ridiculous if not....

alz0rz · 06-05-2015, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glassjaw047

Not to jack the thread here but so say I don't have the alarm option on my car, besides the beep does that also mean if someone breaks in it's not going to sound off? To be honest, that would be a little ridiculous if not....

That is what an alarm is, and no, it is not standard. $400 addon when I was purchasing mine. I don't worry about having an alarm here but back when I live in Queens, probably would!!

BMWZ4 · 06-05-2015, 10:18 AM

Isn't there an option in iDrive for audio and flashing lights? Mine does

MrBucket · 06-05-2015, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWZ4

Isn't there an option in iDrive for audio and flashing lights? Mine does

You have the alarm.

xtlwulf · 06-05-2015, 11:03 AM

yea you need the $400 add on beep sound maker

not much of an alarm IMO

and i'm not sure if there is a retrofit, read somewhere that cars don't come pre-wired anymore

isthar · 06-05-2015, 11:26 AM

I coded on my MINI the heartbeat-red glow that indicates an alarm... even though I didn't have the alarm option!

Would love it if there was a similar coding option for these cars (and I've already coded, so just need to go see about it)

JBL84 · 06-05-2015, 12:02 PM

Look at your key fob. If you have the panic button on the key than you have the alarm. If so it will flash and beep. If not you can still get it to flash in the settings portion of your iDrive.

och · 06-05-2015, 03:24 PM

No alarm for me. Oh well.

pikcachu · 06-05-2015, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by isthar

I coded on my MINI the heartbeat-red glow that indicates an alarm... even though I didn't have the alarm option!

Would love it if there was a similar coding option for these cars (and I've already coded, so just need to go see about it)

What's the variable name you coded?

Luftwaffe1O1 · 06-05-2015, 07:38 PM

Alarms are mostly useless nowdays, except at waking people up at odd hours. I had one added to my Z3 only for the remote lock/unlock as an aftermarket alarm/remote was pretty cheap so figured why not.

But honestly I wouldn't worry about it, other than making beeps, they are quite useless on our cars.

drivethemachine · 06-05-2015, 08:00 PM

Can the factory alarm be added after the fact? How easy is it?

chaswyck1 · 06-06-2015, 05:12 PM

I know the lights flash when it's locked, including the turn signals on the outside mirrors, but I like having the reassuring "beep" when I lock the car, but having to add an otherwise useless $400 option to get a beep that you get for free on a Kia is ridiculous. Shame on BMW! Also, putting the red light on the bottom of the rear view mirror that does nothing if you don't have the alarm is like putting a sign on your windshield that says, "This car does NOT have an alarm".

RPM90 · 06-06-2015, 05:42 PM

For as much as BMW charges for it's cars they can be really cheap on the basics, like a simple "beep" to the let the owner know that the car is locked.
You shouldn't need an alarm just to have notification that you just locked your car.
My mother's old very basic 2004 Nissan Alitma with no alarm had a quick horn honk to let her know she locked the doors. Very simple, very cheap, BMW just has to complicate it and then charge for the complication.

Pyewacket69 · 06-07-2015, 07:38 PM

In Germany, the sounding of the car horn when arming/disarming a car alarm is not allowed.

chaswyck1 · 06-08-2015, 01:16 AM

We're in the U.S.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyewacket69

In Germany, the sounding of the car horn when arming/disarming a car alarm is not allowed.

Transfer · 06-08-2015, 08:39 AM

Hmm didn't realize no beep without the alarm and the red (unlit) light is still there? That's assinine. I am really on the fence about the alarm but maybe this changes my mind.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaswyck1

We're in the U.S.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyewacket69

In Germany, the sounding of the car horn when arming/disarming a car alarm is not allowed.

Spoiler alert: BMWs are made in Germany.

wjones14 · 06-08-2015, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Transfer

Spoiler alert: BMWs are made in Germany.

That really has nothing to do with this discussion. The cars built for the U.S. With alarms do have the option of audible sound when arming the system, regardless of the laws in Germany.

Col-Bimmer · 06-08-2015, 09:46 AM

I just go "beep, beep" whenever I press the lock button on my fob.

dcfella · 06-08-2015, 10:46 AM

I wish the card made an audible confirmation of being locked but instead, I coded my car to have the side mirrors fold in when I lock my doors.

06-04-2015, 11:12 PM	#1
och Banned 196 Rep 557 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 X5 xDrive50i [0.00] 2018 BMW M2 [0.00] 2017 X6M [0.00] 2013 Suzuki Bouleva ... [0.00]	Is there a way to make the 2 series make a sound when I press close button on keyfob? My X5 and X1 both make a "beep" sound when closing doors and double "beep" when opening the door with the keyfob. The new 235 doesn't make any sound, and I've searched all settings to no avail. Am I missing something?
	Appreciate 0 Tweet Quote

06-04-2015, 11:23 PM	#2
pikcachu Major General 1403 Rep 5,262 Posts Drives: M235i (F22 Red angel) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: undisclosed iTrader: (1)	you need the alarm
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-04-2015, 11:24 PM	#3
BarryJI Captain 424 Rep 980 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW 228i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I think you can get it to flash the lights.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-05-2015, 10:18 AM	#6
BMWZ4 Major General 1910 Rep 5,105 Posts Drives: '23 X1/'23 Allroad Progressiv Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	Isn't there an option in iDrive for audio and flashing lights? Mine does __________________ '11 Z4 30i (retired);'11 X3 28i (retired); '15 M235i Stage 1 Dinan (recalled & crushed); '16 M235i Stage 3 Dinan (retired); '15 X3 28i (retired); '14 328i (retired), 2019 X3M40i (retired); Loaded '18 X1 (retired); Loaded '20 X3MC DG, Black/Tan Merino (retired); Loaded '23 X1 Cape York green and Red/Black interior; '23 Audi A4 Allroad Progressiv
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-05-2015, 11:03 AM	#8
xtlwulf Private First Class 29 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2013 335xi \| 2015 228xi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	yea you need the $400 add on beep sound maker not much of an alarm IMO and i'm not sure if there is a retrofit, read somewhere that cars don't come pre-wired anymore Last edited by xtlwulf; 06-05-2015 at 11:53 AM..
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-05-2015, 11:26 AM	#9
isthar Second Lieutenant 61 Rep 273 Posts Drives: M235i xDrive Join Date: May 2015 Location: Boston, USA iTrader: (0)	I coded on my MINI the heartbeat-red glow that indicates an alarm... even though I didn't have the alarm option! Would love it if there was a similar coding option for these cars (and I've already coded, so just need to go see about it) __________________ //M235ix Alpine White
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-05-2015, 12:02 PM	#10
JBL84 Private 4 Rep 53 Posts Drives: 2014 335xi Msport Alpine Join Date: May 2015 Location: Kirkland Wa iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 335xi [0.00] 2014 228i [0.00]	Look at your key fob. If you have the panic button on the key than you have the alarm. If so it will flash and beep. If not you can still get it to flash in the settings portion of your iDrive.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-05-2015, 03:24 PM	#11
och Banned 196 Rep 557 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 X5 xDrive50i [0.00] 2018 BMW M2 [0.00] 2017 X6M [0.00] 2013 Suzuki Bouleva ... [0.00]	No alarm for me. Oh well.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-05-2015, 07:38 PM	#13
Luftwaffe1O1 Lieutenant 230 Rep 555 Posts Drives: M235i, 2000 Z3 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	Alarms are mostly useless nowdays, except at waking people up at odd hours. I had one added to my Z3 only for the remote lock/unlock as an aftermarket alarm/remote was pretty cheap so figured why not. But honestly I wouldn't worry about it, other than making beeps, they are quite useless on our cars.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-05-2015, 08:00 PM	#14
drivethemachine Lieutenant 193 Rep 404 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW 530e Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (1)	Can the factory alarm be added after the fact? How easy is it?
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-06-2015, 05:12 PM	#15
chaswyck1 Lieutenant 76 Rep 506 Posts Drives: 2015 228i Valencia Orange Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Southern CA iTrader: (0)	I know the lights flash when it's locked, including the turn signals on the outside mirrors, but I like having the reassuring "beep" when I lock the car, but having to add an otherwise useless $400 option to get a beep that you get for free on a Kia is ridiculous. Shame on BMW! Also, putting the red light on the bottom of the rear view mirror that does nothing if you don't have the alarm is like putting a sign on your windshield that says, "This car does NOT have an alarm".
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-06-2015, 05:42 PM	#16
RPM90 Major General 890 Rep 7,047 Posts Drives: 340i M-sport AT Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	For as much as BMW charges for it's cars they can be really cheap on the basics, like a simple "beep" to the let the owner know that the car is locked. You shouldn't need an alarm just to have notification that you just locked your car. My mother's old very basic 2004 Nissan Alitma with no alarm had a quick horn honk to let her know she locked the doors. Very simple, very cheap, BMW just has to complicate it and then charge for the complication.
	Appreciate 1 Quote

06-07-2015, 07:38 PM	#17
Pyewacket69 Second Lieutenant 76 Rep 288 Posts Drives: 2014 M235i Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: South Carolina USA iTrader: (0)	In Germany, the sounding of the car horn when arming/disarming a car alarm is not allowed.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-08-2015, 09:46 AM	#21
Col-Bimmer Captain Not So Fast 6 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 2015 M235 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	I just go "beep, beep" whenever I press the lock button on my fob.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

06-08-2015, 10:46 AM	#22
dcfella Private 10 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: DC Metro area iTrader: (0)	I wish the card made an audible confirmation of being locked but instead, I coded my car to have the side mirrors fold in when I lock my doors.
	Appreciate 0 Quote