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Strange noise?

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Hi, I was sitting in my r56 coopers yesterday, waiting outside a shop for my wife, the ignition was off and the key removed, but there was an intermittent noise from behind the dash which sounded like a computer loading up. Is this normal? I have noticed if I don’t use the car for a few days I have to reset the clock. However the car always starts no problem. I am reluctant to replace the battery if something is draining it whilst the car is not in use ie. the strange noise. I also get a key not inserted correctly, engine may not start warning sometimes, but it always does ,and I just ignore the warning.
Any idea what the noise is?
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Hi, I was sitting in my r56 coopers yesterday, waiting outside a shop for my wife, the ignition was off and the key removed, but there was an intermittent noise from behind the dash which sounded like a computer loading up. Is this normal? I have noticed if I don’t use the car for a few days I have to reset the clock. However the car always starts no problem. I am reluctant to replace the battery if something is draining it whilst the car is not in use ie. the strange noise. I also get a key not inserted correctly, engine may not start warning sometimes, but it always does ,and I just ignore the warning.
Any idea what the noise is?
Do you have the central display with sat nav? If so it might just be the map CD that is behind the volume button spinning. I thought the same as you when I first bought mine.


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Do you have the central display with sat nav? If so it might just be the map CD that is behind the volume button spinning. I thought the same as you when I first bought mine.


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Thanks James, and yes it does have sat nav, and your probably right about the disc. I’ll probably invest in a new battery, I’ve no idea how old it is and it might even be the original one.
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