QUOTE(Dirk_Crisis @ 14 Aug 2008, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hello

Having just taken the ST to Birmingham airport and back over the last week, I noticed three audible "bongs" similar to the warning noises you get for the "You've got out of the car and left the lights on again, idiot" noise.

It only happens when I hit 80 so I suspect that it's just a safety feature. No warning lights are on and the "audible alerts" part of the manual isn't helpful.

Is it just a speed warning (and can I turn it off) or is it something else and should I be worried?

Thanks!

Are you using a Garmin Sat-Nav by any chance?

 

Nope Tom Tom 910.

I'm certain it's coming from the car but I must admit, I updated the Tom Tom's software for the first time ever before I went away.

 

Sat nav's have a safety feature which alerts you if you go above a speed that has been preset in the unit itself. You can turn it off though, check your TomTom manual. I would stick my neck out and say it definately isn't the car

 

If it is the car i would get it looked at! The only bonging noise mine makes is if you dont put the seatbelt on! My Sat-Nav however makes exactly that noise when you are exceeding the speed limit in a safety camera zone!

 

QUOTE(Dirk_Crisis @ 14 Aug 2008, 11:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nope Tom Tom 910.

I'm certain it's coming from the car but I must admit, I updated the Tom Tom's software for the first time ever before I went away.
its deffo your Tom tom you can turn it off .........when you update the software it automacticly turns the feture on

 

'k that makes sense. Will check out the sat nav.

Thanks!

 

I've had the same thing in my facelift after only a week of ownership (got the car April 1st

)and originally it was an 'engine failure warning' (amongst others) that came up on the drivers information display. Without going too far into the story it was explained as a software glitch that came from a low battery voltage that triggered all sorts of false warnings; the engine and everything else were fine when checked by the stealer. They said it could take a while for the battery to fully charge and settle down, especially if I'm doing short journeys with high loads on the elecrtical system, which I was at that time. I was a bit sceptical at the explanation as I've been in the Instrumentation game for years but decided to wait and see...

I had a couple more warnings that were just the 'bongs' described over the next month but with no error displayed. I've have had nothing for the last couple of months so I'm hoping the battery is now fully charged and sorted.

I didn't have my Tom Tom sat nav in the car at the time so I suspect it may be a similar warning to those I had.

Will be interested to see what you find.

Cheers

 

Sounds like the TomTom to me, mine did it. Go to Safety preferences and untick 'warn when driving faster than allowed'

 

lol

bong...bong....bong...FLASH

bong...bong....bong...FLASH

 

Dirk_Crisis > Sorry to hijack, do you by any chance have an EO pre-facelift, with 'FOCUS ST' stickers on the side rear windows, and was you parked in the drop off car park last night at about 7pm?

 

Drove an Audi A3 1.8T S-Line (dont worry, im not defecting!) and it bong-ed VERY loudly whenever you go above 80, couldnt find a way to turn it off in the day I had it!!! And that was definately the car, however the ST doesnt (thanks ****!)

But Yes, as mentioned, my Garmin does just that