4 beeps & alarm siren battery
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4 beeps & alarm siren battery
Currently on starting up my 1999 A6 1.9 TDI I hear a series of beeps. Looking
at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
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at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
Cheeky B via CarKB.com wrote:
> Currently on starting up my 1999 A6 1.9 TDI I hear a series of beeps. Looking
> at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
> battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
> problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
> it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
> audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
> Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
>
>
My A3 had a siren replaced under (used) warranty at about 3.5 years old
for exactly that problem. It's a bastard to get to on the A3. You have
to remove the side trim, subwoofer, cd changer and C/L pump.
I don't know if the siren is coded to the ECU- does anyone know.
> Currently on starting up my 1999 A6 1.9 TDI I hear a series of beeps. Looking
> at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
> battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
> problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
> it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
> audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
> Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
>
>
My A3 had a siren replaced under (used) warranty at about 3.5 years old
for exactly that problem. It's a bastard to get to on the A3. You have
to remove the side trim, subwoofer, cd changer and C/L pump.
I don't know if the siren is coded to the ECU- does anyone know.
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
Cheeky B via CarKB.com wrote:
> Currently on starting up my 1999 A6 1.9 TDI I hear a series of beeps. Looking
> at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
> battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
> problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
> it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
> audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
> Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
>
>
My A3 had a siren replaced under (used) warranty at about 3.5 years old
for exactly that problem. It's a bastard to get to on the A3. You have
to remove the side trim, subwoofer, cd changer and C/L pump.
I don't know if the siren is coded to the ECU- does anyone know.
> Currently on starting up my 1999 A6 1.9 TDI I hear a series of beeps. Looking
> at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
> battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
> problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
> it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
> audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
> Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
>
>
My A3 had a siren replaced under (used) warranty at about 3.5 years old
for exactly that problem. It's a bastard to get to on the A3. You have
to remove the side trim, subwoofer, cd changer and C/L pump.
I don't know if the siren is coded to the ECU- does anyone know.
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
Cheeky B via CarKB.com wrote:
> Currently on starting up my 1999 A6 1.9 TDI I hear a series of beeps. Looking
> at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
> battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
> problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
> it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
> audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
> Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
>
>
My A3 had a siren replaced under (used) warranty at about 3.5 years old
for exactly that problem. It's a bastard to get to on the A3. You have
to remove the side trim, subwoofer, cd changer and C/L pump.
I don't know if the siren is coded to the ECU- does anyone know.
> Currently on starting up my 1999 A6 1.9 TDI I hear a series of beeps. Looking
> at other forums etc. it seems to be a low voltage issue either with the main
> battery or with the alarm siren batteries not holding their charge. The
> problem only exists first thing in the morning which would lead me to believe
> it has enough charge to go through the day but discharges at night. I rang
> audi & the cost of a siren is £80 and is relatively easy to fit.
> Has anyone else had and solved this problem - I believe it is quite common.
>
>
My A3 had a siren replaced under (used) warranty at about 3.5 years old
for exactly that problem. It's a bastard to get to on the A3. You have
to remove the side trim, subwoofer, cd changer and C/L pump.
I don't know if the siren is coded to the ECU- does anyone know.
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
I looked in the boot and yes the side trim will have to come off and it is
also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
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also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
--
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
I looked in the boot and yes the side trim will have to come off and it is
also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
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also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
--
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
I looked in the boot and yes the side trim will have to come off and it is
also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
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also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
"Cheeky Bee via CarKB.com" <u8682@uwe> wrote in message
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> I looked in the boot and yes the side trim will have to come off and it is
> also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
> take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
> whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
> elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
> exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
I have the same problem in my 2000 A4. A series of beeps just as I start the
engine. I have also checked the forums and come to the conclusion that it is
the backup battery for the alarm. I decided to ignore it after reading that
it was a pain to fix. Interestingly enough it has stopped doing it over the
last few days, I don't know if this is a good thing or not. I have scanned
the whole car using VAG-COM and nothing was stored so I guess it doesn't log
a fault. I am not even sure of the location of the batteries (if this is
problem) as I cannot find them listed in the Bentley manual.
Hope this helps.
Richard
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
"Cheeky Bee via CarKB.com" <u8682@uwe> wrote in message
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> I looked in the boot and yes the side trim will have to come off and it is
> also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
> take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
> whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
> elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
> exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
I have the same problem in my 2000 A4. A series of beeps just as I start the
engine. I have also checked the forums and come to the conclusion that it is
the backup battery for the alarm. I decided to ignore it after reading that
it was a pain to fix. Interestingly enough it has stopped doing it over the
last few days, I don't know if this is a good thing or not. I have scanned
the whole car using VAG-COM and nothing was stored so I guess it doesn't log
a fault. I am not even sure of the location of the batteries (if this is
problem) as I cannot find them listed in the Bentley manual.
Hope this helps.
Richard
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Re: 4 beeps & alarm siren battery
"Cheeky Bee via CarKB.com" <u8682@uwe> wrote in message
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> I looked in the boot and yes the side trim will have to come off and it is
> also supposed to be behind the woofer I've been told, so I reckon it won't
> take the few minutes I was led to believe initially. My only concern is
> whether it is actually the siren or whether the low voltage problem is
> elsewhere. Atleast if the siren has an error code that would indicate the
> exact issue. Does anyone know if it does???
I have the same problem in my 2000 A4. A series of beeps just as I start the
engine. I have also checked the forums and come to the conclusion that it is
the backup battery for the alarm. I decided to ignore it after reading that
it was a pain to fix. Interestingly enough it has stopped doing it over the
last few days, I don't know if this is a good thing or not. I have scanned
the whole car using VAG-COM and nothing was stored so I guess it doesn't log
a fault. I am not even sure of the location of the batteries (if this is
problem) as I cannot find them listed in the Bentley manual.
Hope this helps.
Richard