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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / Driving (UK group) / November 2005Indicator flash on alarm set - why?
As I left my car this morning, I locked the doors using the remote button, which caused the indicators/hazards to flash once. As I was walking away I noticed that a car had slowed down, obviously going to 'let my car out' and use the space I was parked in. Why flash the indicators like this when arming the alarm. It seems pretty inconsiderate to other road users. I never put my hazards on to excuse myself for parking somewhere like some do, so it irritates me when the car does it 'by itself' ;-) > As I left my car this morning, I locked the doors using the remote button, > which caused the indicators/hazards to flash once. As I was walking away I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > myself for parking somewhere like some do, so it irritates me when the car > does it 'by itself' ;-) No thanks, I already have a bridge.  SignatureMark Foster, Brighton, Sussex, UK E-mail: m.e.fosterREMOVEMEFIRST@sussex.ac.uk PGP Fingerprint: 3342 C02C 7BE8 3FE4 AAC5 8BB2 03B7 9263 DDF2 04C1 -------------------------------------------------- "There are no such useless words as, 'I didn't have a chance.'" [Driving, HMSO] > Why flash the indicators like this when arming the alarm. Er, could it be to let you know it's armed? It's called "feedback" you know. On a previous car I owned, the alarm siren beeped very briefly on locking the doors and arming the alarm. Trouble is, it would make the same noise if it failed to arm (e.g. a door open) when I pressed the button. Relying on the noise alone meant I sometimes returned to the car and found I'd left it unlocked for several hours. After that, I relied on watching the indicators as confirmation that the doors were locked and the alarm on. >> Why flash the indicators like this when arming the alarm. > Er, could it be to let you know it's armed? It's called "feedback" you > know. Indeed. > On a previous car I owned, the alarm siren beeped very briefly on > locking the doors and arming the alarm. IIRC, audible feedback on standard-fit new car alarms isn't allowed any more. People'd be constantly whinging "Whenever my neighbour comes back late at night, his alarm goes BEEEP! and wakes me up..." The other reason is - you're in a yard full of identical silver hatchbacks. You press the key. Beep! Which car did you just unlock? >>> Why flash the indicators like this when arming the alarm. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >The other reason is - you're in a yard full of identical silver hatchbacks. >You press the key. Beep! Which car did you just unlock? Yours, one would hope? SignatureIan >>The other reason is - you're in a yard full of identical silver >>hatchbacks. You press the key. Beep! Which car did you just unlock? > Yours, one would hope? And if you're a service bod in a dealer, and have wandered out to PDI one of a yard full of a dozen new (and unplated) cars? Or a bloke working in an import yard, moving one of 250 cars just off the boat? >>>The other reason is - you're in a yard full of identical silver >>>hatchbacks. You press the key. Beep! Which car did you just unlock? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Or a bloke working in an import yard, moving one of 250 cars just off the >boat? They design systems into cars for the benefit of the delivery drivers? SignatureIan >>>>The other reason is - you're in a yard full of identical silver >>>>hatchbacks. You press the key. Beep! Which car did you just unlock? >>> Yours, one would hope? >>And if you're a service bod in a dealer, and have wandered out to PDI >>one of a yard full of a dozen new (and unplated) cars? >> >>Or a bloke working in an import yard, moving one of 250 cars just off >>the boat? > They design systems into cars for the benefit of the delivery drivers? They're going to get the feedback fairly damn sharpish... > IIRC, audible feedback on standard-fit new car alarms isn't allowed any > more. > > People'd be constantly whinging "Whenever my neighbour comes back late at > night, his alarm goes BEEEP! and wakes me up..." When was this brought in? My dads Alfa 156 beeps. My Seat Leon doesn't but I've heard you can enable it through the ECU. >> IIRC, audible feedback on standard-fit new car alarms isn't allowed >> any more. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > When was this brought in? My dads Alfa 156 beeps. My Seat Leon > doesn't but I've heard you can enable it through the ECU. My 04 147 beeps too >>> IIRC, audible feedback on standard-fit new car alarms isn't allowed >>> any more. >> When was this brought in? My dads Alfa 156 beeps. My Seat Leon >> doesn't but I've heard you can enable it through the ECU. > My 04 147 beeps too Umm... <mumble> I fort it was back in the early 90s. I'll be talking crap, then. Again. As you were... >>>> IIRC, audible feedback on standard-fit new car alarms isn't allowed >>>> any more. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > As you were... lol > Why flash the indicators like this when arming the alarm. It seems pretty > inconsiderate to other road users. I never put my hazards on to excuse > myself for parking somewhere like some do, so it irritates me when the car > does it 'by itself' ;-) Isn't it amazing the things some people find to whinge about? > Why flash the indicators like this when arming the alarm. Cos deaf people can't hear it? > It seems pretty > inconsiderate to other road users. Why? > I never put my hazards on to excuse > myself for parking somewhere like some do, so it irritates me when the car > does it 'by itself' ;-) Pillock. SignatureConor "You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras. > As I left my car this morning, I locked the doors using the remote button, > which caused the indicators/hazards to flash once. As I was walking away I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > myself for parking somewhere like some do, so it irritates me when the car > does it 'by itself' ;-) I prefer it as it can tell me when I have locked the doors as I walk away. Its better than my old one putting the alarm on and it goes beep at 3am in the morning. |
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