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Old 10-08-2004, 01:41 PM
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Click once no beep... twice hear the HORN?

Whats this about locking the car with one button click and it locks with no sound.. with the second press you hear a beep!? I dont get that on mine and the dealer said none of them do... crying.

A river of tears.
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They all do. Read the manual. It's described in there.
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The second hit on the lock button, the horn sounds and you jump 3 feet up into the air. No beep.
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There are differences like that between the US cars and cars exported to other markets, but mine didn't work until I realized you can't do the button pushes too close to each other. The manual says they have to be within like 20 seconds of each other, so I was going "pushpush" instead of pushing the button, waiting for the doors to finish locking, and pushing again.

Unless this is a troll...in which case I'd prefer to be batter dipped, fried along with some chips, and served next to a pint of Guiness, please?
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Take the dealer dude to your car. Tell him to insert head with one ear into the grill of the RX-8. Push lock button, wait a few seconds after you hear the doors lock and press again. Instantly he will hear more than a beep!! Stand back, take pictures and enjoy. Hope he learns a lesson.
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i never push the button the second time for just that reason. the horn is really annoying.
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I guess the horn is there to let one know the car is locked. Lets say you are in a busy noisy section of town and you didn't hear the doors click and lock so you need the second press to let you know its armed. Other than that, yes,its a loudy.
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Nope nothing in the Manual.... another friend here says no Beep.. (im rowing a boat in my tears right now.. i want a beep so bad).... Is it a UK thing?! We suck.
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Originally Posted by Tayninh
I guess the horn is there to let one know the car is locked. Lets say you are in a busy noisy section of town and you didn't hear the doors click and lock so you need the second press to let you know its armed. Other than that, yes,its a loudy.
Well for the first click you can also see the lights flash on and off for confirmation. I use the second click when I'm parking some place where I want people to know not to mess with it. Makes it just a little more obvious to everyone else the car is locked and ALARMED!
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I click mine once, it locks silently.

I click mine twice, the horn beeps, indicating it's locked.

I click it a third time, it goes DUDE!!
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Mine says "Zug Zug!" when I click it the fourth time :p
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... THATS NOT FAIR!!! i want mine to beep, Zug or say dude... It doesnt.....
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Maybe it should say " I have a headache"
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this is the second or third thread about this in the last week and a half closing
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