Page 1 of 1
440 Question
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:26 pm
by Big Brother
In the 480 when you leave the lights on and open the door (engine off) it beeps at you to let you know you’ve left the lights on. The 440 doesn’t do this, is it supposed to?
Cheers
Ad
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:47 pm
by Dan the 480 Man
Not so much an elegant beep, more a rather nasty ear-offending buzz. Mine always worked, so i have no clue as to why it wouldn't...
Isn't it a CEM controlled thing or is it a buzzer in the relay?
Re: 440 Question
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:43 pm
by martinholmesuk
volvo-bigbrother wrote:In the 480 when you leave the lights on and open the door (engine off) it beeps at you to let you know you’ve left the lights on. The 440 doesn’t do this, is it supposed to?
Cheers
Ad
Does it? I don't remember that on my 93 480 type 3 cem :S
I forget that a 480 is LOL
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:47 am
by Ben Harris
I didn't think that 440's had a CEM like 480's had? It could be just a cheap little buzzer that's wired into the lights and the door switch, like my mum's Nissan Micra has - that makes an awful noise, if it works (which is rare!).
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:22 pm
by Murf
Yep, no CEM in 440's.
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:52 pm
by Big Brother
Forgot about this thread. Cheers for the info, It seems mine doesn’t have the buzzer thing but I know what you are talking about as the Micra I owned for a very short time had just the same thing. Its just a pain in the arse because I keep forgetting to turn my lights off when I get to work early in then morning.
Is there anyway to have one put in?
Cheers
Ad
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:02 pm
by Murf
Yep, i think maplin sells little widgets for just that purpose
Surely the shiny pool of light in front of the car is a dead giveaway that the lights are on??
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:14 pm
by Big Brother
Murf wrote:Yep, i think maplin sells little widgets for just that purpose
Surely the shiny pool of light in front of the car is a dead giveaway that the lights are on??
But I walk away from the car and don't look back
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:11 pm
by chris1roll
I did that soooo many times when I had my 440.....
That and locking the keys in it.... mine was the Li model so nothing to stop you...... Thankfully the design of the 440 makes it easy to break into again.
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:37 pm
by Big Brother
I’ve never locked the keys in any of my cars, its like on reflex I take the key out of the ignition when I turn the engine off.
So, If I get one of those buzzer things where should it be wired?
Ad
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:14 am
by Rikaitch
I'd get a piezo buzzer from Maplin (£1.99). I'd have to admit I'd cheat and use a small relay. Take the signal from either the door or the interior light, and connect that to the signal line on the relay. I'd also take the 12 volt from the lights, so that when they are left on, the buzzer has power. Connect the output signal of the relay to the red (12v) line on the buzzer, and ground the black wire of the buzzer. Job done.