Tell me im not crazy?!

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by UPGrayd

Does anyone know what year and model bmw introduced its now infamous "bmw gong/chime"?

To the best of my memory its a sound that was never present in my 2006 e53 and im sure it wasnt introduced until 2008..however when I just got in it just now it made it a second or 2 after starting the engine....no warnings or anything....My best guess would be that ibus got an update and its playing when thats loading? but I cant find anything in the ibus options relating to the gong.

Sounds like it's the hourly chime to me. Check to see if it is enabled on the clock/radio.

[UPGrayd]

Its definitely not hourly chime. I tried starting the car 6 times..happened 6 times..then I checked hourly chime was disabled in ibus and it was.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by UPGrayd

Its definitely not hourly chime. I tried starting the car 6 times..happened 6 times..then I checked hourly chime was disabled in ibus and it was.

Is it cold where you are? Under 37F?

[UPGrayd]

its cold here but not that cold...11c/52f

I should iterate that its not like the normal e53 warning chime...it sounds exactly like the e90 door open/anything at all has happened gong.

Thats why i was thinking it must have come on an ibus auto update or something.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by UPGrayd

Thats why i was thinking it must have come on an ibus auto update or something.

After 18 years at the wheel of a number of E53's, my bet is that you're over thinking it. Occam's Razor will win this day.

[Overboost]

A video of the sound may be helpful in determining a normal or aftermarket sound.

[UPGrayd]

Originally Posted by Overboost

A video of the sound may be helpful in determining a normal or aftermarket sound.

Ofcourse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWoOfQY0tM

The first gong obviously. The second noise is just my dashcam starting up.