Indicators and hazards no bleeping noise

[ianthomp63]

Hi
Peugeot 3008 2010
When using either my indicators or hazards there is no bleeping noise. Has anyone any ideas why this would be?

[Paul-R]

It could be the car battery is old. Is it the original one?

[xantia_v6]

A couple of years ago I am sure that someone else had the same issue and it turned out that the little loudspeaker in the steering column switch unit had died.

I am assuming that there has been no recent repairs or reconfiguration on the car?

[ianthomp63]

Hi Both
No idea about the battery, just bought the car. In terms of the loudspeaker in the steering, is this an easy job to replace?

[xantia_v6]

See viewtopic.php?t=73782 it is not a complete guide, but shows the part.

[Paul-R]

There are two things to do first of all, both are cost free.

Take the vehicle to a garage with a proper battery tester (not just a voltage check). I believe Halfords offer this service for free.

Try a BSI reset on the vehicle.
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[Paul-R]

I should also mention that sometimes the beeping is absent on our 308 (and maybe the C5 X7). It returns after a short time (the next time the engine is started?) so I've never been worried.

[wheeler]

If a battery reset doesn't solve it most likely the little speaker inside the comms unit had failed.

[Expertamateur]

While taking a break from all the other faults on my 307cc I thought this topic was interesting. The beeping sound on my car is so weak I can't hear it when driving at speed (chance would be a fine thing) and often I fail to notice the turn indicator hasn't self cancelled. I thought I would simply upgrade the sound by adding a pair of louder 12v. miniature sounders. My problem is where to splice them into the correct circuit. That's the theory. But after thinking about it, I suppose it will upset some damned sensor and throw up a lot of warning lights.

[wheeler]

You would need to split open the comms unit & splice directly onto the speaker connections as there is no wiring just for the speaker (only power & CAN) going into the unit

[Expertamateur]

So I am guessing CAN means some sort of magic control thing that will sense I have made a change, and will likely brick the whole car.
Thanks for the warning. I will continue to be one of those annoying drivers that leaves their indicator going.

[Rp0thejester]

Well that explains somewhat why people driving very slowly in the middle lane keep their indicator on. Obviously not Audi or BMW drivers as they don't have indicators fitted.

[ozfrog]

The beeping sound on my car is so weak I can't hear it when driving at speed (chance would be a fine thing) and often I fail to notice the turn indicator hasn't self cancelled. I thought I would simply upgrade the sound by adding a pair of louder 12v. miniature sounders. My problem is where to splice them into the correct circuit. That's the theory. But after thinking about it, I suppose it will upset some damned sensor and throw up a lot of warning lights.

I also often don't notice the lack of self-cancelling in my 307SW, my 1999 (facelift) 406, or my wife's 2011 model 3008.

I noticed the problem first on the 307 and thought initially that it was just that the 307 is not a quiet car inside. But when I discovered that I also couldn't hear the sound on the 406, that made me take notice. And when I can drive my 2003 model 406, it seems to me like people in cars 2 lanes away can hear that beeping. I have never had a Peugeot beep so loudly. (My 404, 604, and both 505s were so quiet that even with the engine not running it was next to impossible to hear them. But their sounds were from the flasher 'can', I believe - a totally different system.)

I had never thought about adding louder speakers. I'm glad you suggested it! And then for having it explained why it probably won't be possible.

It might not look good, but I'm wondering if there's some clear magnifying adhesive tape that can be place over the 'idiot light' on the instrument panel to at least make the green lights more obvious. I know it won't help the sound. And I recognise that it won't look good. But if you (and I) don't want to be one of those annoying drivers …

[Expertamateur]

We also have a 2001 406 2.0 litre HDI and love it to bits. Totally reliable and very economical. The 307 is the total opposite, a piece of junk. Where I am happy to spend cash to keep the 406 in tip top condition and keep it until rust takes it off the road, I am not prepared to give the same love to the 307 (2.0 16v petrol). The indicator beeping on the 406 is a little weak but at least the green indicator lights are bright enough to see so it is not a problem. The 406 doesn't seem to have so much electronic crap on it so I can fix pretty much anything on it. The 307 is full of it and I'm afraid to touch it in case I upset the ECU.

[ozfrog]

We also have a 2001 406 2.0 litre HDI and love it to bits. Totally reliable and very economical.

I agree that the 307 is not a patch on the 406. But my 307 HDi does have power that the 406s don't. And it is only slightly less economical.

Yes, even my 2003 406 is not overloaded with electronics, thankfully.