ScooBStu

As title only sometimes when I start the scoob (MY00) it beeps once - What is this for? I thought it may be a battery low warning but I am not having any troubles with it.

stevem2k

AFAIK it's the voltage drop when starting freaking the alarm out. Mine does it when it's cold. Must get round to a new battery ...

andypugh2000

You need a new battery for sure.....I did when it happened, just make sure you are not far from home in that case as you probably have around 10 starts left in

BrynO

Hmmm, mine sets the alarm off for a second everytime I start it, still starts ok tho'

ScooBStu

It does it a lot more when cold and has been doing it probably since I got it in March so I will just ignore it.

Cheers

Barnesy

Had the same, battery died a few months after.

Ayde

iTrader: (6)

Its low voltage on the battery - you can enter a code into the alarm keypad and it will tell you what volts your battery is running at by the number of flashes it does

Sigma Sam

Yep, the noise is produced from the siren. When your cranking the engine over, the vehicle’s battery voltage is dropping so low that the siren thinks that someone has cut it’s power supply – the beep is the siren’s internal battery kicking in, then it realizes its disarmed anyway.
Unfortunately, the cause is a starter motor drawing too much current or more likely the battery not holding sufficient charge (or a combination of both) – Always becomes evident this time of year as things get cold and the starter has to work harder to turn the engine over.

You can check the vehicle’s battery voltage as mentioned in the post above, by pressing digit “8” on the keypad with the ignition “on”. Then turn the ignition “off” within 5 seconds and count the flashes from the alarm LED. 9 flashes=9 volt.
Obviously, being electrically operated, if the battery voltage is negligable then this feature will not work.
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CharlieWhiskey

I get this too! I will check the battery out

NXG

Definately your battery!! The wife's 00'X did this for a couple of weeks until the car failed to start one day due to a dead battery. Get it done asap as the beep seems to be the only warning you get before calling a tow truck...

NXG.

Steve001

iTrader: (7)

I had the same problem a month or so ago - battery dead and wont hold a charge so i fitted a new one

same thing again!!! charged battery last nite - battery now ok

but the car wont start nothing from key (not turning over) then the bleep

prob the starter motor??? checked the connections, earth etc

Help??? anyone

BTW just tried the '8' test and 11 flashes

RB5 314

Mine does the same thing intermitently after very short journies (not cranking/starting). Then usually 5-20 minutes after the non-start issue it'll start as normal. I've been told that its probably the starter motor sticking thats causing the problem - thread RB5 not starting sometimes - (will be replaced shortly).

I also used to get the bleep when starting, so I changed the battery and it hasn't 'bleeped' since.