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Old 05-29-2008, 03:39 PM
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2008 X5 w/ 850 miles - Alarm goes off randomly

I just bought the car and it only has 850 miles. Yesterday afternoon, the alarm went off 3 times while the car was parked and locked at the driveway. I couldn't figure out why. I have a sunshade for the dashboard so maybe that moved and it trigerred the alarm...? I hope it is not a bad sensor...
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Old 05-29-2008, 03:41 PM
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In the E53's, the hood sensor would sometimes be faulty causing this problem.
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^^ Yeah, I did some search and i found a couple threads with the same info. Is it diffucult to be replaced (if it is that) on the E70?
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I have an '08 and my alarm has gone off a few times seemingly without cause when I'm at work. I assumed it was the vibration from a truck driving by too quickly
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^^ I thought for a minute it might be a fly or other insect inside the car and it triggers it. My neighborhood tho is quite and yesterday it was a sunny day, not even wind blowing... Does the alarm stops after some time?
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The alarm will reset and mine goes off at work so often I now turn it off.
The dealer said it was various sensors so not one all the time. I do work where heavy trucks go in and out but it is very sensitive it seems. So much so I just turn it off at work but leave it on at other times. The dealer can check the codes next tiem you are in.
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Does anyone know if the alarm will stop after a period of time by itself?
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Didn't know it even had an alarm. haha
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Mine has been going off when it's HOT outside. Otherwise, I haven't been able to figure out why it goes off!
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On the E70 FOB, when exiting the vehicle, hitting the "Lock Button" once will keep the motion sensor online but hitting the "Lock Button" again will disable the motion sensor.
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