BMW Alarm system question

lubricious · 01-22-2015, 03:00 PM

I've tried to search the forums, but to no avail...

Does anyone know what the car alarm system is set to do once it goes off? Here's my situation...

I parked my car at work today (non-valet). Reportedly, the valet guy was driving a big truck that made a lot of noise and my alarm system when off. He tells me after a minute, the alarm stopped, but the lights kept flickering on and off for 5 minutes. This is when he went upstairs to find me. I couldn't break away from what I was doing and gave the keys to someone to unlock and relock the car... the car is fine now, but my question is do the lights keep turning on and off until the alarm is reset with the key? This seems quite annoying and potentially could drain the battery if I it went on all day/night.

Thanks for any input.

YMB-M3-J2 · 01-22-2015, 04:38 PM

they will stop blinking after a while...I'm not sure of the exact number of minutes. Mine did the same thing and I allowed them to blink for a good bit and got distracted and didnt see when they shut off..couldnt have been more than 15 minutes though.

The car will auto shut off everything even interior lighting after about 20 minutes so the battery doesnt go dead...it will even kill the USB port and 12v outlets. You really cant kill the battery unless you have something faulty draining it.

lubricious · 01-22-2015, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by YMB_M4_j2

they will stop blinking after a while...I'm not sure of the exact number of minutes. Mine did the same thing and I allowed them to blink for a good bit and got distracted and didnt see when they shut off..couldnt have been more than 15 minutes though.

The car will auto shut off everything even interior lighting after about 20 minutes so the battery doesnt go dead...it will even kill the USB port and 12v outlets. You really cant kill the battery unless you have something faulty draining it.

Thanks!!!

gearboxtrouble · 01-22-2015, 09:55 PM

If you hit the BMW logo on the key within 10 seconds of locking it you should see the red alarm light stay on for 2 seconds. This means the vibration/motion alarms have been deactivated. If you're parking in a secure lot (eg work) but there's still a chance of somebody in a loud car driving by you should do that to avoid false alarms.

lubricious · 01-23-2015, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by gearboxtrouble

If you hit the BMW logo on the key within 10 seconds of locking it you should see the red alarm light stay on for 2 seconds. This means the vibration/motion alarms have been deactivated. If you're parking in a secure lot (eg work) but there's still a chance of somebody in a loud car driving by you should do that to avoid false alarms.

great suggestion - thanks!

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lubricious Private 4 Rep 65 Posts Drives: BMW 2015 F80. MG/SO. Join Date: May 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	BMW Alarm system question I've tried to search the forums, but to no avail... Does anyone know what the car alarm system is set to do once it goes off? Here's my situation... I parked my car at work today (non-valet). Reportedly, the valet guy was driving a big truck that made a lot of noise and my alarm system when off. He tells me after a minute, the alarm stopped, but the lights kept flickering on and off for 5 minutes. This is when he went upstairs to find me. I couldn't break away from what I was doing and gave the keys to someone to unlock and relock the car... the car is fine now, but my question is do the lights keep turning on and off until the alarm is reset with the key? This seems quite annoying and potentially could drain the battery if I it went on all day/night. Thanks for any input.
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gearboxtrouble Second Lieutenant 134 Rep 246 Posts Drives: 2015 F82 M4 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Houston TX iTrader: (0)	If you hit the BMW logo on the key within 10 seconds of locking it you should see the red alarm light stay on for 2 seconds. This means the vibration/motion alarms have been deactivated. If you're parking in a secure lot (eg work) but there's still a chance of somebody in a loud car driving by you should do that to avoid false alarms.
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