# Beeping Question **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** explorer, ford\ **Created:** [March 30, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beeping-question/63180 "2011-03-30T19:21:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![valkyrie88a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/43a26b/32.png) [@valkyrie88a](https://community.cartalk.com/u/valkyrie88a)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beeping-question/63180/1 "2011-03-30T19:21:52Z")
My husband have been talking about the meaning of the beeps when you turn the battery on, but before you start the car. He said it’s a system check and that you shouldn’t start the car until the beeps have stopped. I had heard to wait until the fuel pump to start the car, but never really paid attention to the beeps. What exactly do the beeps mean, and will you do damage the car by starting it before they stop? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beeping-question/63180/2 "2011-03-30T20:22:39Z")
The Beeps Indicate That The Owner Needs To Spend Time Becoming More Familiar With The Contents Of The Owner’s Manual. CSA ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beeping-question/63180/3 "2011-03-30T20:39:12Z")
…but that requires reaching a-a-a-a-l-l-l-l the way over to the right side of the instrument panel in order to open the glove box. Isn’t it more appropriate to ask random strangers (who may or may not be correct) for the answer, rather than opening the glove box and reading the manual? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/beeping-question/63180/4 "2011-03-30T20:44:37Z")
Just turn the key and go