Warning beep on 1979 280 SE

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Gordo - 22 Jun 2006 15:40 GMT

Hi all, has anyone ever heard of a 280 SE using the radio to broadcast
a warning beep? My radio has a persistant beep that won't go away. It
started suddenly, and has continues as long as the radio is on... Is it
possible the car is broadcasting this warning? If so, any idea what it
means?

Thanks,

Gordo

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Richard Sexton - 22 Jun 2006 16:29 GMT

>Hi all, has anyone ever heard of a 280 SE using the radio to broadcast
>a warning beep? My radio has a persistant beep that won't go away. It
>started suddenly, and has continues as long as the radio is on... Is it
>possible the car is broadcasting this warning? If so, any idea what it
>means?

I want what you're smoking.

Yeah, it's warning other cars. Uh-huh.

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Gordo - 22 Jun 2006 18:04 GMT

Thought so... have you ever heard of Blaupunkt stereo doing this...
all channels, all the time... I actually override it with an fm
transmitter connected to an ipod,

Anyway, thanks.

Gord

> >Hi all, has anyone ever heard of a 280 SE using the radio to broadcast
> >a warning beep? My radio has a persistant beep that won't go away. It
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> 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
> 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

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Geoff Miller - 23 Jun 2006 17:03 GMT

Gordo <gfretts@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi all, has anyone ever heard of a 280 SE using the radio to broadcast
> a warning beep? My radio has a persistant beep that won't go away. It
> started suddenly, and has continues as long as the radio is on... Is it
> possible the car is broadcasting this warning? If so, any idea what it
> means?

It's a signal notifying you to tune to CONELRAD, 'cause the balloon
went up. Time to get to a fallout shelter, pronto.

"The following is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is
only a test. Had this been an actual emergency, you'd be writhing on
the ground in unspeakable agony, bleeding from every orifice, with
your blackened skin falling away in ragged strips."

Geoff

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