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    ditto...check to see if your chime has been disconnected. If your gong is on the fritz...you shouldn't be getting any sound when Priority 1,2,or 3 warnings appear in the Check Control Display on the instrument cluster.

    The gong/chime is #8 in the diagram below...and is located underneath the dash/steering wheel column...

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    I get a single chime and the warning on my 1992 (US spec but picked up in Germany and driven there until 1995).
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    today i realized i don't get ANY chime! it's not working!

    so Qsilver, please help me, where is that chime located precisely?

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    The chime unit is clipped to the under-dash panel between the steering column and pedals. Take the panel down and you can't miss it. Here's a picture; switch right to left if your steering wheel's on the wrong side:

    http://shark.armchair.mb.ca/~dave/52...5/i8270432.jpg
    Last edited by DaveVoorhis; 02-09-2007 at 05:41 PM. Reason: Added pic

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    okay, thanks a lot Dave, will check tomorrow (it's 1am here)

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    I get no chime or message
    89 535 272,000km auto Euro

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    Hmm. Schatze has no chime at all. Time to look under the dash I guess, my Uncle was the previous owner. I'm having lunch with him, so I'll ask.
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    yeah once i take over my mom's e34 the first thing i'm doing is checking for the gong. as annoying as it can be, i've come to rely on it for warnings. i guess i got used to it in my e32 when i was 16 and it still hasnt worn off. ...in fact....i believe the e32 my mom is getting (thats how i'm getting her e34) is a silent one as well...hmmm.....
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    bottom line = something wrong with your gong! a search will provide the easiest fix.

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    For the enlightenment and edification of the masses, I have provided a picture of the interior of the gong unit. Note the 80 ohm, half watt speaker in the bottom of the unit. That is usually the offending organ. By the way, 80 ohm is not an error. Using a garden-variety 8 ohm impedance mini speaker will cause the electronics to fail. Some folks have apparently tried putting a resistor in line with an 8 ohm speaker, with a drastic reduction in volume. 80 ohm speakers in that size (approx. 55mm diameter) are hard to find.


    1997 535i V8
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