10-10-2014, 10:22 AM | #1 |
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235i alarm
I made the mistake of ordering a MY15 235i without the alarm. Is there any way i can code the car to give the audible chime when locking/unlocking?
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10-10-2014, 10:28 AM | #2 |
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The audible alarm is one of the very few options that didn't come with my car. Can't say I miss it as I never "armed" the audible stuff in previous cars I've owned. We simply get way to many false alarms in our community and I honestly don't think anyone pays attention to them.
But back to the topic. My guess is that your car and mine lack the speaker that blasts out the noise, so it might take more work than just coding.
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10-10-2014, 10:30 AM | #3 |
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This is really the one thing that annoys me about this car...I hate not having confirmation that the doors locked. I coded the mirrors to fold when I lock the car but sometimes I dont like them folded.
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10-10-2014, 03:05 PM | #5 |
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This is gonna drive me mad. I have been with BMW for three years now and ordered one of the first MY15s we are getting. I just assumed the car would come with it like the 335i and 435i.
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10-10-2014, 06:11 PM | #6 |
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It can easily be added by the dealer. Though as the police officer that lives in my building says, it just give thieves one more thing to steal.
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10-10-2014, 07:39 PM | #7 |
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Now I'm really waiting to see what mine is like. I got a 2015 228i xi but my CA said nothing about an alarm and I know for a fact I didn't mentiin adding an alarm. I wouldn't mind the lights flashing I find the horn honk annoying and can live without the beep just want to make sure I have some sort of alarm
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10-10-2014, 07:45 PM | #8 |
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Are you guys talking about the panic button that sounds the horn continuously or the 90's ambulance alarm that rings if a person even looks at your car? Does it been or sound the horn when you lock the doors if there's no optional alarm?
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10-11-2014, 12:36 AM | #9 |
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The alarm is a $400 option. Without the alarm option, the lights can be set to blink when you lock the door but their is no audible notification. The remote is more powerful than it was on my 135 and the locks have worked every time I've pushed the lock button. Mash your foot on the accelerator and all of this option stinginess will be forgiven.
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10-11-2014, 09:14 AM | #10 |
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We tried to add an alarm to my kids Clubman after it was broken into. No pre-wiring and dealers either said no thanks or wanted $900 to install one after production. Needless to say we went with some "caution alarm" window stickers for $5... $400 from the factory in retrospect is a hell of a better value.
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10-12-2014, 11:12 AM | #12 |
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Pretty sure I didn't order the alarm.
I have the option in the settings menu of the car to turn off/on the audible chirp it makes when I lock the doors. No coding. Maybe a Canadian only model option? Seems strange that the US models wouldn't have this. |
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10-12-2014, 11:49 AM | #14 |
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If someone were to break into it they still need the key fob to be within a few feet of the steering column to start it, let alone to put it in gear. All the alarm is going to do is annoy you in the middle of the night lol.
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An alarm isn't necessarily to going the prevent the situation, but for a mere $400, I can under why some folks might want to give it shot... |
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10-12-2014, 03:49 PM | #17 |
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Canadian m235 comes standard with the alarm and hence the audible beep is included when locking/unlocking with key fob
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10-12-2014, 03:54 PM | #18 |
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Yea I won't buy a car without an alarm. I live in the city. Just seems smart. Insurrance savings as well for my coverage.
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10-13-2014, 02:34 PM | #19 |
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the alarm on my f30 is a fucking joke. if the m235i is any similar dont waste your money. rather have the on star services
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10-13-2014, 03:51 PM | #21 |
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I had mine go off with tilt sensors on a ferry. Aparently it was quite horrendously loud lol.
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