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Post by Big Brother » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:26 pm

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?

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Post by Dan the 480 Man » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:47 pm

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? :dunno:
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Re: 440 Question

Post by martinholmesuk » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:43 pm

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?

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Post by Ben Harris » Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:47 am

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!).
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Post by Murf » Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:22 pm

Yep, no CEM in 440's.
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Post by Big Brother » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:52 pm

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?

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Post by Murf » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:02 pm

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?? ;)
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Post by Big Brother » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:14 pm

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?? ;)
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Post by chris1roll » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:11 pm

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.
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Post by Big Brother » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:37 pm

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?

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Post by Rikaitch » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:14 am

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.
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