Why do american cars chime

Anytime I got in that habit, my windows just got broken. Now I simply leave nothing in there that requires the car to be locked. And i doubt anyone will try to steal a 93 dodge caravan with rust spots. I drive a Honda Civic and it chimes for lights left on, key in ignition, etc. To be honest, I am not sure which country it was made in, but Honda is a Japanese company, so add Japanese companies to that list, unless you are only referring to cars sold in America; I have never driven a Honda that was sold in a different country.

I noticed this when I visited in or was it the visit in '92? In New Zealand we import used cars from Japan. It sounds with the car off, the lights on and the door open. It was raining, and I was being a conscientious driver by having the lights on in the rain. I drove to my girlfriends house, turned the car off, opened the door and got out.

The alarm sounded. I closed the door and it stopped, I opened the door and it sounded again. So I closed the door and went to see my girlfriend. Several hours later I go to drive the car home and find the battery is flat.

There are three main chimes in cars sold in America. Europe has a similar requirement, but on some European cars the chime is continuous until the belt is fastened. Required by regulation. Head light warning : Primarily on American and Japanese cars. On cars built in Europe the convention is that the headlights go off with the ignition going off. On American and Japanese cars typically the headlights will stay on with the key off and a chime is added.

Why not do it like the Europeans? Beats me. Not required by regulation as far as I know. Required by regulation here in the US.

Other cars may have other chimes convertible top not all the way up or down is one that comes to mind but these are the main three.

So to me it looks like the headlight one is the only one a European might not be familiar with. Saudi Arabia has a chime if the speed of the car exceeds a preset speed BTW. It would be extremely valuable to have an audible warning for engine overheating. An engine will be ruined in a very short time by overheating, and many people will not notice the heat guage or the little red warning light until too late. My car used to auto-lock too. Very, very annoying. And seemingly random.

I got the dealer to turn that option off. What's with all the chimes in American cars? The information you enter will appear in your e-mail message and is not retained by Phys.

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