RAV4 beeps - why?

Ron M

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Jun 4, 2015, 2:18:02 PM6/4/15

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When I'm driving along my new RAV4 Invincible automatic will sound a double
beep - for apparently no reason. It then appears to sound a second double beep
some time later, again for no reason. My wife seemed to think it was something
to do with traffic cameras, is the car warning me I was in an area subject to
traffic control, or that I was speeding. That was a great theory but it can
happen when I am within the speed limit, and I have yet to see a traffic
camera at the same time.

I don't necessarily have the satnav on (one is fitted) so can anyone help as
to what could be causing it?

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Your Name

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Jun 5, 2015, 12:53:26 AM6/5/15

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In article <1ca0a$55709659$41b57997$7...@news.flashnewsgroups.com>, Ron

M <065b0505594b06f549...@example.com> wrote:

> When I'm driving along my new RAV4 Invincible automatic will sound a double
> beep - for apparently no reason. It then appears to sound a second double beep
> some time later, again for no reason. My wife seemed to think it was something
> to do with traffic cameras, is the car warning me I was in an area subject to
> traffic control, or that I was speeding. That was a great theory but it can
> happen when I am within the speed limit, and I have yet to see a traffic
> camera at the same time.
>
> I don't necessarily have the satnav on (one is fitted) so can anyone help as
> to what could be causing it?

Cars beep for lots of reasons:

- door / trunk open
- seatbelt not fastened
- headlights on / key in ignition when door is open
- reversing (in some cases)
- a warning / error condition on the instruments
- etc.

The seatbelt not fastened beep can be triggered by having a heavy cargo
like a box of books on the seat that the weight sensor thinks is a
person.

The beep can also happen even if the door is shut (for example) if that
particular sensor is broken.

Jeff Strickland

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Jun 5, 2015, 11:32:24 AM6/5/15

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"Ron M" <065b0505594b06f549...@example.com> wrote in message
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> When I'm driving along my new RAV4 Invincible automatic will sound a
> double
> beep - for apparently no reason. It then appears to sound a second double
> beep
> some time later, again for no reason. My wife seemed to think it was
> something
> to do with traffic cameras, is the car warning me I was in an area subject
> to
> traffic control, or that I was speeding. That was a great theory but it
> can
> happen when I am within the speed limit, and I have yet to see a traffic
> camera at the same time.
>
> I don't necessarily have the satnav on (one is fitted) so can anyone help
> as
> to what could be causing it?
>

Makes me wonder why on earth they bother to print an owner's manual...

Tekkie®

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Jun 10, 2015, 3:24:42 PM6/10/15

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Jeff Strickland posted for all of us...

Or they have dealers one can ask...

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homepc

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Jul 21, 2015, 1:14:43 PM7/21/15

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On 20/07/2015 5:38 PM, dbu` wrote:
> In article <mksfbt$vea$1...@dont-email.me>,

> Have you seen the owners manual(s). They are about 3 inches all
> together.
>

F Murtz

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Aug 4, 2015, 9:13:23 AM8/4/15

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Do you have tollways with etag transponders in car?

Andrew...@hotmail.com

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Apr 8, 2018, 4:44:13 PM4/8/18

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It is an app called “coyote” that can be configured to warn you when speed cameras are near. There are various options or you can turn it off.

AndrewDHislop

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Apr 8, 2018, 6:18:03 PM4/8/18

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replying to Ron M, AndrewDHislop wrote:
There is an app called “coyote” that warns you about speed cameras. There
are various settings for you to play with.

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