Key inignition beep just started - nothing changed?!

[wanderingscotsman]

I'm hoping someone's going to say I've forgotten to do something but here's what's started happening the last couple of days, most of the time :

I get beeping when key is in the ignition (and lights off, doors closed, handbrake one, gear in Park, van switched off, roof not been moved) - from some posts it suggests this is standard behaviour? I haven't had this since picking up the bongo 6 weeks ago, BUT the other morning I noticed the wing mirror had been pushed forward by someone when parked the other morning so I think it's started since then.

If I leave it beeping, it can stop on it's own after a minute or so (not timed it so maybe it's the same length and it's normal).
If I fiddle to find what it could be it 'appears' that switching the stereo off may have stopped it, pressing the gear change button may have stopped it, and pressing the wing mirror retract button may have stopped it (3 different times when I was wondering what I had left on!).

My issue is - this never used to happen.

When it stops beeping it sounded like an indicator has stopped - just a minor clicking noise, and I'm convinced I heard the beep the alarm makes when disabling (I had an alarm professionally fitted a week ago but haven't had issues until after I noticed the mirror).

Any ideas? Any fuses to check? Any special bongo dances I need to do to fix it?

any thoughts much appreciated.

[missfixit70]

Sounds like something's shorted since the alarm was fitted, especially if the alarms making noises too, sounds like the time delay function may be part of the alarm function?
Could it be the battery is a bit low? this can produce weird & spurious symptoms.

[wanderingscotsman]

Could be on to something here - the immobililsor kicks in around the same timeframe as the beeping would stop!!


Edit- am I right in thinking that leaving the key in the ignition does produce beeps for some folk as standard (without lights being left on etc)?

Will send an update through if I find out any more.

[missfixit70]

Key in ignition with door open produces beeps, lots of us have disconnected this annoying function

[Hotpot]

Key in ignition with door open produces beeps, lots of us have disconnected this annoying function

Yes it's normal to beep under those circumstances (unless disconnected as Kirsty says). Sometimes get this when passenger gets out and doesn't close the door properly

[aitch]

Sometimes get this when passenger gets out and doesn't close the door properly

you need to educate your passengers Hotpot (shut the door - BUT DON'T SLAM IT)

[waycar8]

Sometimes get this when passenger gets out and doesn't close the door properly

you need to educate your passengers Hotpot (shut the door - BUT DON'T SLAM IT)

that is reaalllly anoying!, and the kids just get out of the back and start to walk away while I am stood their with the key in the door waiting to lock it

I am going to have to get the alarm put back in, I hate not having remote locking