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Couldn't enable the beep on my 2014 Tdi S-Line. Apparently I don't have the required module installed.
Theres an option in the MMI on the FL, had to code it on the PFL
Believe me, it gets annoying after a while.
Believe me, it gets annoying after a while.
I just can't understand why anybody could think this is a good idea. 
I remember back to the 80's and 90's and most aftermarket car alarms made a bleeping noise when activated/deactivated, with some being really over the top with a series of tones.
Sounds absolutely terrible nowadays, and any noise at all on locking/unlocking would very quickly make you an unpopular person in a residential neighbourhood.
I remember back to the 80's and 90's and most aftermarket car alarms made a bleeping noise when activated/deactivated, with some being really over the top with a series of tones.
Sounds absolutely terrible nowadays, and any noise at all on locking/unlocking would very quickly make you an unpopular person in a residential neighbourhood.
I just can't understand why anybody could think this is a good idea.
I remember back to the 80's and 90's and most aftermarket car alarms made a bleeping noise when activated/deactivated, with some being really over the top with a series of tones.
Sounds absolutely terrible nowadays, and any noise at all on locking/unlocking would very quickly make you an unpopular person in a residential neighbourhood.
Exactly that..I put it on at first, and realised what an utter tool I feel like, and the woman who's flat I park in front of will probably be getting well annoyed, so off it went
Not to mention it draws unwanted attention to your car "Bleep bleep" = Local yobs turn and look "What a flash git, let's go and damage his car".
I think you need to move if thats the reaction you get to your car making a "bleep" when you lock it.
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Plus points and minus points for and against having your car beep on lock. Personally I like being able to turn it on from the MMI when I fee it’s needed. Each to their own.
I don't as I don't have it set to bleep when I lock it
And I don't only park where I live either!
exactly...You can live in the poshest part of the country, but it doesn't help when you go and park outside of Anfield and 'bleep bleep' everywhere I don't as I don't have it set to bleep when I lock it
Ok, I acknowledge that you don’t only park your car outside your house. But if the first thing that comes to your mind is that your car will be vandalised where you are parking because it makes a barely audible beep when you lock it I would question what other places you are parking it.
Well he must frequent some pretty dodgy places if his car is at risk every time he parks it because it makes a barely audible beep when it’s locked.
Does it keep you up at night, questioning where others park their cars?
The beeping was popular in the 90's when having a top of the line alarm system was all the rage. You lock your car and it beeped and people thought wow thats an expensive alarm system and the thought was, it stopping people trying to break into your car, its like having proximity sounds and a voice saying to get away from your car... You are just asking for someone to damage your car these days. People will take offence to just about anything and if your car beeped when they were walking by they probably would key your car for scaring them LOL.
I am happy to just see my hazards flash to show its locked and unlocked, but to be honest if it just beeped and thats it, it would not really bother me that much, but thats me.
I am happy to just see my hazards flash to show its locked and unlocked, but to be honest if it just beeped and thats it, it would not really bother me that much, but thats me.
And another thing! Why do you need beeps to tell you your car is locked?
When you press the 'lock' button on the key fob the car tells you it is locked, not by beeps, but by flashing its indicators and that satisfying 'clunk' sound as the central locking activates. Does away for the beeps.
This extra security tip may satisfy some. When you press the 'lock' button once on the fob it flashes the indicators and locks the doors only. Press it twice and not only does it flash the indicators and locks the doors, it also activates the alarm too.
When you press the 'lock' button on the key fob the car tells you it is locked, not by beeps, but by flashing its indicators and that satisfying 'clunk' sound as the central locking activates. Does away for the beeps.
This extra security tip may satisfy some. When you press the 'lock' button once on the fob it flashes the indicators and locks the doors only. Press it twice and not only does it flash the indicators and locks the doors, it also activates the alarm too.
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While my car is nothing special being just an A3 it seems to draw a lot of attention given that it’s lowered, has a genuine RS grill etc etc. I liking having the option of the beeps in order to make any “opportunists” think “hmmmm something different about that one, best move on”.
If someone wants or wants in you car nothing is gonna stop them but adding beeps, aftermarket alarm stickers, changing the colour of the blinking LED is enough to make the “lesser opportunist” think twice.
It's an A3 with a genuine RS grill...? AH-HA! Is it an A3 or an RS3...?
Honestly, the only opportunists thieves you are discouraging are those who have come out of a time machine from 1990 when car alarms were not standard from factory and the likes of Moss car alarms with optional interior sensors you bought at the DIY store to home install. Plus the opportunists you are also discouraging are those that hear your beeps for the second you lock the car!
Everyone knows that cars of the last 10 years at least have factory fit alarms. Added to that your car will have a deterrent red flashing alarm active light on the inside door trim tops.
Why not register your car on the Audi app and get in-app alerts should your alarm go off where ever you are, track the car should it be stolen.
If you want to save money buying an OBD or Carista / waisting credits invest in clear security film for the doors. Throw a brick at the windows and it will bounce off. It will take many, many continuous attempts to break in. Should you want to break out of the car in an accident, it's as easy as breaking into the car without it having security film.
How about a Stop-Lok for the steering wheel?
My two suggestions are far more effective than the fake-comforting thought of a beep!
By the way, it yor cat is a lease, Save the £400 on security film as why give a freebie to the first owner of your car?!
Honestly, the only opportunists thieves you are discouraging are those who have come out of a time machine from 1990 when car alarms were not standard from factory and the likes of Moss car alarms with optional interior sensors you bought at the DIY store to home install. Plus the opportunists you are also discouraging are those that hear your beeps for the second you lock the car!
Everyone knows that cars of the last 10 years at least have factory fit alarms. Added to that your car will have a deterrent red flashing alarm active light on the inside door trim tops.
Why not register your car on the Audi app and get in-app alerts should your alarm go off where ever you are, track the car should it be stolen.
If you want to save money buying an OBD or Carista / waisting credits invest in clear security film for the doors. Throw a brick at the windows and it will bounce off. It will take many, many continuous attempts to break in. Should you want to break out of the car in an accident, it's as easy as breaking into the car without it having security film.
How about a Stop-Lok for the steering wheel?
My two suggestions are far more effective than the fake-comforting thought of a beep!
By the way, it yor cat is a lease, Save the £400 on security film as why give a freebie to the first owner of your car?!
According to the manual, the alarm is automatically activated whenever the car is locked normally. If you press the Lock button twice it turns off the “safelock” function which normally disables the interior door handles. Instead the alarm will go off if the interior door handles are operated.
The face-lift 2020MY A5 maybe different, for example my MMI has a separate option to manually disable the interior alarm - it flashes up on the screen when you switch the engine off every time
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No, not at all. It was a response to a post made by another person. Pretty much the point of a forum.
Is that the point of a forum? being disrespectful about where someone may live and where they may have to park their car? Must of missed that!
I live in a high crime area, but an affluent one at that. Property prices in my road are some of the most expensive in the country, however insurance companies hate my postcode. Crime is everywhere. More often that not, we don't get a choice of where to park our cars, be it at home or visiting other places and scallies will invade any area, moving won't change that.
I think there is also a psychological component.
If an owner can feel calmer about the safety of his car by using a beep alarm , then thats probably worth its usage. Many don't have private driveways, and have to park on the street, often quite far away from their homes, so its always a little worrying, so any additional 'comfort' support, regardless or not about effectiveness ,is beneficial just for peace of mind.
MyAudi only works on vehicles with Audi Connect, so a fairly low number in the grand scheme of A3's.
I do like security film, that saved my heavily modified Golf many years ago numerous times!...after the first when when they stripped it of all my amps and subs, I learned a lot that day
You should be able to untick it in the MMI as when coded with Carista etc it put's into the MMI menu as well so you can choose lock/unlock or lock only etc - Saves you coding it out unless you have other stuff to do
It can happen anywhere to anyone mate, you only have to look on these forums to see that...only the other day someone went out to their car to find their tyres slashed, a few months back someone had all the panels keyed outside their home.
https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/tyres-slashed-need-help-with-replacements.421431/
https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/s3-vandalism.406556/
My point was simply why add attention to yourself/your car no matter where you are.
My comment was related to adding a barely audible beep to when you were locking your car, and that it was unlikely to bring that much more attention to your car that it made it more likely to be vandalised.
Didn’t a number of cars have their tyres slashed in this attack?
Unfortuntely I think of lot of the time it’s just bad luck, wrong place wrong time. Or jealously, or even personal.
I don’t pretend to know what goes on in someone’s head who would vandalise someone else’s property, they are clearly very sad individuals with very low self esteem.
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Its an A3.... with an RS grill. Its not pretending to be anything else other than an A3 and I like it and don't care what anyone else thinks.
I work within the automotive industry so have some experience with this but as many people have said its subjective and individual. I prefer to have the option available to me, and it is
You obviously don't like "beeps" and that's all good, not gonna rip in to you as a result.You are assuming that all markets are the same. Mainland EU market Audi vehicles don't get factory fit alarms, they are optional extras. I know this because I own and work with cars both in the UK and EU.
Why not register on my Audi for alerts? Because the 8V platform, with the exception of the e-tron, does not have a telematics module. Retrofit one? Won't work as the features will not be registered for use against your vehicles VIN.
Stop-lok? Have one thanks. Use it in dodgy areas and when going away for a significant length of time.
I don't lease any Cats, am allergic to them.
Yes they did, idiots are everywhere! I have no idea what goes on in their little minds either. A lad in work had his i30N performance vandalised whilst he was walking with his grandson, he'd parked in a public car park in West kirby where the average house price is over £300,000....so it can happen anywhere!
We can't all live in a isolated Palace with an armed SWAT team looking after our cars everywhere it goes like @Chris4410
