What could this curiously quiet chime (or bell or ding-sound) be?
The chime can be heard after about 10-15 minutes driving or upon restart but not when the car is started up after charging.
It is a pleasant sound.
It is so quiet it can only be heard at low speed (10-20mph), with the blower and radio off.
There are no warning messages displayed on the dashboard - whether or not the car is in motion.
It seems to rings at random intervals - about every 30-60 seconds, only when the car is in motion.
Doesn't seem to be tied to specific distance, time or speed.
Because we never noticed this until recently - after 18 months of driving - we wondered if we had left something in the car.
We've looked around and think that it must be coming from under the dash.
Sounds like the 'courtesy' chime some cars use for the seatbelt warning.
The only things that have changed recently:
1) drained the 12V battery completely - had to disconnect and recharge the battery.
(hint: don't leave the car plugged into the charger for many days w/o driving!)
All seemed normal except needed to reprogram the charging schedule & clock.
2) finally drove to the end of "Turtle" mode and had to tow the car (about 500 yards) to the charger.
The car recharged normally and drives the same as always.
Other than this curiously quiet chime, the car seems to behave normally.
The chime can be heard after about 10-15 minutes driving or upon restart but not when the car is started up after charging.
It is a pleasant sound.
It is so quiet it can only be heard at low speed (10-20mph), with the blower and radio off.
There are no warning messages displayed on the dashboard - whether or not the car is in motion.
It seems to rings at random intervals - about every 30-60 seconds, only when the car is in motion.
Doesn't seem to be tied to specific distance, time or speed.
Because we never noticed this until recently - after 18 months of driving - we wondered if we had left something in the car.
We've looked around and think that it must be coming from under the dash.
Sounds like the 'courtesy' chime some cars use for the seatbelt warning.
The only things that have changed recently:
1) drained the 12V battery completely - had to disconnect and recharge the battery.
(hint: don't leave the car plugged into the charger for many days w/o driving!)
All seemed normal except needed to reprogram the charging schedule & clock.
2) finally drove to the end of "Turtle" mode and had to tow the car (about 500 yards) to the charger.
The car recharged normally and drives the same as always.
Other than this curiously quiet chime, the car seems to behave normally.